Can you name the 50 greatest novelty songs of all time (according to digitaldreamdoor.com) given key lyrics?

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  • Source: digitaldreamdoor.com
  • The lyrics given are probably the most familiar without giving the title to the song away. It is a list of a 100, but these are the top 50.
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ArtistSongLyrics
1. Napoleon XIV'...to the funny farm where life is beautiful all the time'
2. Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers'I was working in the lab late one night when my eyes beheld an eerie sight'
3. The Coasters'Why's everybody always picking on me'
4. Sheb Wooley'Well I saw the thing coming out of the sky it had the one long horn, one big eye'
5. The Hollywood Argyles'He's the king of the jungle jive...Look at that caveman go!'
6. David Seville'Ooo eee, ooo ah ah ting tang walla walla, bing bang'
7. Dusty Fletcher'Open the door and let me in'
8. Allen Sherman'...here I am at Camp Grenada'
9. Elmo & Patsy'You can say there's no such thing as Santa, but as for me and Grandpa, we believe'
10. Lonnie Donegan'If your mother says don't chew it, do you swallow it in spite'
11. Larry Verne'That famous day in history the men of the 7th Cavalry went riding on and from the rear a voice was heard...'
12. Buchanan & Goodman'This is Drak your outer space disc jockey with a request for earth...Earth angel, Earth angel'
13. Steve Martin'Born in Arizona, Moved to Babylonia...'
14. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'Have some more yogurt, have some more spam; it doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned'
15. Ray Stevens'Here he comes (boogie-dy, boogie-dy) there he goes (boogie-dy, boogie-dy) and he ain't wearin' no clothes'
16. The Chipmunks'Christmas, Christmas time is near, time for toys and time for cheer'
17. Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots'Try your luck, don't be a cluck'
18. Brian Hyland'She was afraid to come out of the locker; she was as nervous as she could be'
19. Nervous Norvus'Never, never, never gonna speed again; slip the blood to me, Bud'
20. Ray Stevens'...the swinging Sheik of the burnin' sand'
21. Larry Groce'Yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr Natural, just as healthy as I can be'
22. Transylvanians'But it's the pelvic thrust that really drives you insa(a-a-a)ne.'
23. The Coasters'Slow-walkin' Jones, slow-talkin' Jones'
24. Adam Sandler'When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree, here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me'
25. The Detergents'My folks were always putting her down (down, down) because her laundry came back brown (brown, brown)'
ArtistSongLyrics
26. Tiny Tim'And if I kiss you in the garden, in the moonlight, will you pardon me?'
27. Shirley Ellis'Shirley, Shirley bo Birley Bonana fanna fo Firley Fee fy mo Mirley, Shirley!'
28. Ray Stevens'...and his jungle band. They're all you can stand; give 'em a hand...'
29. The Royal Guardsmen'Eighty men died tryin' to end that spree of the Bloody Red Baron of Germany'
30. The Chips'Mm-mh, did you ever hear of a wish sandwich?'
31. Rolf Harris'Watch me wallabies feed, mate'
32. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'Your butt is wide, well mine is too; just watch your mouth or I'll sit on you'
33. Cheech & Chong'Ever since I was a little baby, I always be dribblin'
34. Screamin' Jay Hawkins'...because you're mine, mine, mine! (makes lots of strange noises)'
35. Chuck Berry'When I was a little bitty boy my grandmother bought me a cute little toy'
36. Tom Glazer & the Do Re Mi Childrens Choir'I lost my poor meatball when somebody sneezed.'
37. Loudon Wainwright III'Crossin the highway late last night, he shoulda looked left and he shoulda looked right'
38. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'First in my class here at MIT, got skills, I'm a Champion of DND'
39. Jump In The Saddle Band'Hey Moe, hey Moe, well, nyuck nyuck nyuck nyuck'
40. The Fifth Estate'She's gone where the goblins go; below, below, below, yo-ho'
41. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'Now I'm mumblin and I'm screamin and I don't know what I'm singin'
42. Ray Stevens'And I can just hear Dubyah sayin, you in a heap 'o trouble boy'
43. Frank & Moon Unit Zappa'It's like so bitchen 'cause like everybody's like super-super nice'
44. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'We're already packed in like sardines, but we're stopping to pick up more, look out!'
45. The Playmates'While riding in my Cadillac, what to my surprise'
46. C.W. McCall'We gonna roll this truckin...cross the USA'
47. Zacherle'For dessert there was batwing confetti and the veins of a mummy named Betty'
48. 'Weird Al' Yankovic'Walkin down the shopping aisles, shopping aisles, filling up my basket with Oscar Meyer'
49. Buckner & Garcia'Cause Pokey's too slow and Blinky's outta sight'
50. Jimmy Buffett'They say you are a snuff queen; honey I don't think that's true'
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50 Greatest Novelty Songs (given lyrics) Quiz

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