May the bird of paradise fly up your nose
May an elephant caress you with his toes
May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose
--Little Jimmy Dickens
You may be asking yourself, “What the hell is that?” I could not blame you. Many of you may not recognize that chorus. Well, in this second blog installment of music that I promised, (finally), I am going to remedy your suspicions with my own thoughts on funny country songs.
As I said in my blog posted on July 15, I was saving another for later time. The time is now that I post with my own feelings toward funny, but yet meaningful country songs and lyrics. Yeah, I know, many of you may not care about this, but hey, I love to write and I love to just express my own ideals and well, this is my own blog, and I can put what I want here!
I started off with the chorus from May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose, sung by Little Jimmy Dickens on purpose. Just reading the lyrics makes one laugh or even just chuckle. I mean, hello, the thought of the “bird of paradise” flying up one’s nose is funny. But how, one may think, does the title of the song infer such meaning? It’s all in the songs lyrics. It’s not about the bird of paradise actually flying up one’s nose. Oh no. The way I see it and hear it, the song is about a cheapskate. And those that he encounters, are not happy with his cheapness, so what is said by those encountered in the song, is a slap-shot to the character’s own greed.
Little Jimmy Dickens is definitely not the only classic country artist to have humorous songs. Ray Stevens is prolific in the country humor department. Lets take one his most famous songs, Mississippi Squirrel Revival. Okay, maybe it is not one of his most famous songs, but definitely is one to cause one to laugh. Who would have ever thought of a squirrel running amuck in a church! What’s more, is how that squirrel provided religion to the parishioners of the church! Only in country music would one find that!
Okay, now that I have written about two classic country songs, let me step into the present. Almost everybody who listens to today’s country music, knows Brad Paisley. If one does not, well then, one should. Not only is Brad Paisley a singer of ballads, he is also a singer of funny country tunes. And a writer of funny country tunes as well. This is evident in his song, I’m Still a Guy, an anthem to all guys that seem to be overtaken by women, but still, deep down, are still guys through and through.
Well love makes a man do some things he ain't proud of
And in a weak moment I might
Walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall
But remember I'm still a guy.
--Brad Paisley
May an elephant caress you with his toes
May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose
May the bird of paradise fly up your nose
--Little Jimmy Dickens
You may be asking yourself, “What the hell is that?” I could not blame you. Many of you may not recognize that chorus. Well, in this second blog installment of music that I promised, (finally), I am going to remedy your suspicions with my own thoughts on funny country songs.
As I said in my blog posted on July 15, I was saving another for later time. The time is now that I post with my own feelings toward funny, but yet meaningful country songs and lyrics. Yeah, I know, many of you may not care about this, but hey, I love to write and I love to just express my own ideals and well, this is my own blog, and I can put what I want here!
I started off with the chorus from May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose, sung by Little Jimmy Dickens on purpose. Just reading the lyrics makes one laugh or even just chuckle. I mean, hello, the thought of the “bird of paradise” flying up one’s nose is funny. But how, one may think, does the title of the song infer such meaning? It’s all in the songs lyrics. It’s not about the bird of paradise actually flying up one’s nose. Oh no. The way I see it and hear it, the song is about a cheapskate. And those that he encounters, are not happy with his cheapness, so what is said by those encountered in the song, is a slap-shot to the character’s own greed.
Little Jimmy Dickens is definitely not the only classic country artist to have humorous songs. Ray Stevens is prolific in the country humor department. Lets take one his most famous songs, Mississippi Squirrel Revival. Okay, maybe it is not one of his most famous songs, but definitely is one to cause one to laugh. Who would have ever thought of a squirrel running amuck in a church! What’s more, is how that squirrel provided religion to the parishioners of the church! Only in country music would one find that!
Okay, now that I have written about two classic country songs, let me step into the present. Almost everybody who listens to today’s country music, knows Brad Paisley. If one does not, well then, one should. Not only is Brad Paisley a singer of ballads, he is also a singer of funny country tunes. And a writer of funny country tunes as well. This is evident in his song, I’m Still a Guy, an anthem to all guys that seem to be overtaken by women, but still, deep down, are still guys through and through.
Well love makes a man do some things he ain't proud of
And in a weak moment I might
Walk your sissy dog, hold your purse at the mall
But remember I'm still a guy.
--Brad Paisley
A question for you guys that are reading this; how many times have you been put in the situation of holding your significant other’s purse at the mall? Or even walking her chihuahua around the block? Been there before, huh? Yeah, I have too. Not a good feeling. It does show one thing though. It shows that we love the women we are with and are willing to show them that we do, and that is all that matters. But in the end, as Brad Paisley says, “I don’t highlight my hair, I’ve still got a pair, oh thank God, I’m still a guy!”
Staying in the present, let’s take another Brad Paisley song as a humorous example. I’m Gonna Miss Her is one of his songs that starts out sounding serious, but then turns out to be a love song gone wrong. It is a sad day when a guy picks fishing over loving his woman. Although, I know there are guys out there that think this way and the women are okay with that. But to tell you the truth, I would pick a woman’s love over casting a line any day. That saying, “There are more fish in the sea,” may be true, but if I, as a guy, have already ‘caught my fish,’ why would I want to jeopardize ‘throwing her back’ and trying to land a new one? It does not make sense, but the song is still hilarious!
Now, we’ve all heard those lying, cheating, stealing, drinking, and love gone wrong songs. They are rampant in Country music. There is one country song in particular that is all about drinking. In fact, it also is about love, but from a different prospective. The song is by Alan Jackson and it is titled, I Don’t Even Know Your Name.
Well I was sitting in a roadhouse down on highway 41
You were wiping off some ketchup on a table that was done
I knew you didn't see me, I was in a corner booth
Of course you weren't my waitress mine was missing her front tooth
So I flagged you down for coffee
But I couldn't say a thing
But I'm in love with you baby and I don't even know your name
--Alan Jackson
Reading and listening to that one stanza from Alan’s song, already tells listeners the premise of the story. One can only imagine where it was going to go from that first stanza. But good country listeners could read into it and know for sure where it was leading. Drinking. Yeah, that’s right, drinking. And wouldn’t one know it, the character in the song ends up drunk in the end and with a love he did not know he was going to get.
So I ordered straight tequila, a little courage in a shot
I asked you for a date and then I asked to tie the knot
I got a little wasted, yeah I went a little far. . .
The next thing I remember, I was hearing wedding bells
Standing by a woman in a long white lacy veil
I raised the veil, she smiled at me without her left front tooth
And I said 'Where the hell am I and just who the hell are you?'
She said 'I was your waitress and our last name's now the same'
'Cause I’m married to you baby and I don't even know your name
Reading and listening to that one stanza from Alan’s song, already tells listeners the premise of the story. One can only imagine where it was going to go from that first stanza. But good country listeners could read into it and know for sure where it was leading. Drinking. Yeah, that’s right, drinking. And wouldn’t one know it, the character in the song ends up drunk in the end and with a love he did not know he was going to get.
So I ordered straight tequila, a little courage in a shot
I asked you for a date and then I asked to tie the knot
I got a little wasted, yeah I went a little far. . .
The next thing I remember, I was hearing wedding bells
Standing by a woman in a long white lacy veil
I raised the veil, she smiled at me without her left front tooth
And I said 'Where the hell am I and just who the hell are you?'
She said 'I was your waitress and our last name's now the same'
'Cause I’m married to you baby and I don't even know your name
--Alan Jackson
Now, how’s that for a happy ending from drinking? Yeah, I know, some of us have had those moments where we have a night of drinking, get drunk, and wake up with someone on the other side of the bed. Sometimes it’s a good feeling, sometimes it’s not. But one thing is for certain, getting married after getting drunk is more than likely, not a good thing. At least in Alan’s song, it was a dream. Well, at least the video made it out to be.
I could go on and on with humorous country songs. I could talk about A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash, The Girl on the Billboard by Del Reeves, Some Beach by Blake Shelton, Cow Patty by Jim Stafford, Thank God and Greyhound She’s Gone by Roy Clark, and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Joe Nichols. Hell, I could go on and on with these there are so many. But if I did, this blog would get boring and lose its point. That is not my intention in this blog. The intention was to bring out the humor in everybody, using humorous country songs as an analogy. If you are sitting there having read this and laughing or even thinking about the truth in this blog, then, well, I have made my point. If not, then go listen to these songs I have named and hear for yourself. If you can’t find the humor in them and not have a slight chuckle, then your funny bone must be broken. We all have to remember, there is humor in almost everything in our lives of some sort. We just have to find it and have fun with it. Humor is good for the soul, that is why God made country artists with a sense of humor. He knew we needed to laugh!
Now, how’s that for a happy ending from drinking? Yeah, I know, some of us have had those moments where we have a night of drinking, get drunk, and wake up with someone on the other side of the bed. Sometimes it’s a good feeling, sometimes it’s not. But one thing is for certain, getting married after getting drunk is more than likely, not a good thing. At least in Alan’s song, it was a dream. Well, at least the video made it out to be.
I could go on and on with humorous country songs. I could talk about A Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash, The Girl on the Billboard by Del Reeves, Some Beach by Blake Shelton, Cow Patty by Jim Stafford, Thank God and Greyhound She’s Gone by Roy Clark, and Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off by Joe Nichols. Hell, I could go on and on with these there are so many. But if I did, this blog would get boring and lose its point. That is not my intention in this blog. The intention was to bring out the humor in everybody, using humorous country songs as an analogy. If you are sitting there having read this and laughing or even thinking about the truth in this blog, then, well, I have made my point. If not, then go listen to these songs I have named and hear for yourself. If you can’t find the humor in them and not have a slight chuckle, then your funny bone must be broken. We all have to remember, there is humor in almost everything in our lives of some sort. We just have to find it and have fun with it. Humor is good for the soul, that is why God made country artists with a sense of humor. He knew we needed to laugh!
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