How about songs with humorous or amusing lyrics?

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Surely most of us know of pop song (or many) that have lyrics that, at least on first listening, made us laugh. Not only are many songs available to be posted for free here, from Youtube (etc), but there are online sites like Genius Lyrics that would allow copy & paste for the lyrics.

Anybody game for a thread like this?
 

‘Vicar in a Tutu’ by the Smiths:

"Vicar In A Tutu"

I was minding my business
Lifting some lead off
The roof of the Holy Name church
It was worthwhile living a laughable life
To set my eyes on the blistering sight
Of a Vicar in a tutu
He's not strange
He just wants to live his life this way

A scanty bit of a thing
With a decorative ring
That wouldn't cover the head of a goose
As Rose collects the money in a canister
Who comes sliding down the banister?
The Vicar in a tutu
He's not strange
He just wants to live his life this way

The monkish monsignor
With a head full of plaster
Said : "My man, get your vile soul dry-cleaned"
As Rose counts the money in the canister
As natural as rain
He dances again
My God!
The Vicar in a tutu
Oh yeah
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh...

The Vicar in a tutu
Oh yeah
Oh...

The next day in the pulpit
With freedom and ease
Combatting ignorance, dust, and disease
As Rose counts the money in the canister
As natural as rain
He dances again and again and again

In the fabric of a tutu
Any man could get used to
And I am the living sign
And I'm a living sign
I am a living sign
I'm a living sign
I am a living sign
I'm a living sign
Sign
I am a living sign

 

"Slinky Thing"
(music, lyrics, and sung by
Donald Fagen)

It was an October morning
Near the carousel
I met a light young beauty
And we talked there for a spell

We walked up by the green lawn
And my heart began to sing
Mad man on a bench screams out
"Hold on to that slinky thing
Hold on to that slinky thing."

Went to a party
Everybody stood around
Thinking, Hey, what's she doing
with a burned out hippie clown?

Young dudes were grinning
I can’t say it didn’t sting
Some punk said, "Pops, you better
Hold on to that slinky thing,
Hold on to that slinky thing"

More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light
More light, more light, more light, more light, more light, more light

Today we were strolling
By the reptile cage
I'm thinking "Does she need somebody
Who's closer to her own age?"

Try not to worry
What tomorrow may bring
I’m just going to do my best
To hold on to that slinky thing

 
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