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1. "In the bad bad lands of Australia many years ago
The Aborigine tribes were meeting, having a big pow-wow
We've got a lot of trouble, Chief, on account of your son Mac!
My boy Mac, what's wrong with him?"
What is the answer to the question and also the name of the song?
2. "I went and bought myself a ticket and I sat down in the very first row, wo wo.
They pulled the curtain but then when they turned the spotlight way down low, wo wo
___ came out strutting, wearing nothing but a button and a bow, wo wo
Singing, 'Yeah yeah! Yeah yeah! Yeah yeah! Yeah yeah'."
Fill in the blank with the name of the song.
3. "___, ___,
I got married to the widow next door
She's been married seven times before
And every one was an Henry (Henry)
She wouldn't have a Willy or a Sam (no Sam)
I'm her eighth old man, I'm Henry, ___
Second verse same as the first"
Who am I and what's the title of the song?
4. "Let me tell you 'bout ___
The Sheik of the burning sand
He had emeralds and rubies just dripping off 'a him
And a ring on every finger of his hands
He wore a big ol' turban wrapped around his head
And a scimitar by his side
And every evening about midnight
He'd jump on his camel named Clyde...and ride"
Who was Ray Stevens telling you about?
5. "Oh-me, oh-my, oh-you
Whatever shall I do
Hallelujah, the question is peculiar
I'd give a lot of dough
If only I could know
The answer to my question
Is it yes or is it no
___
On the bedpost overnight"
What's the question that fills in the blank?
6. "Ooo eee ooo ah ah ting tang
Walla walla bing bang
You've been keeping love from me
Just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out and found myself
A guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart"
What is the title of this bewitching melody?
7. "Well I saw the thing comin' out of the sky
It had the one long horn, one big eye
I commenced to shakin' and I said 'ooh-eee'
It looks like a people eater to me
It was a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' ___
(One-eyed, one-horned, flyin' ___)
A one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' ___
Sure looks strange to me (One eye?)"
Just what was this colorful creature?
8. "Dearest Father, darling Mother,
How`s my precious little brother?
Let me come home if you miss me,
I would even let Aunt Bertha hug and kiss me.
Wait a minute, it stopped hailing,
Guys are swimming, gals are sailing.
Playing baseball, gee that`s betta,
Muddah, Faddah, kindly disregard this letter"
These are the last lines from a great letter, er, I mean song. What's the name of this wonderfully campy song?
9. "'If you're goin' to Winnemucca, Mack, with me you can ride.'
And so I climbed into the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I'd seen a road with so much dust and sand.
And I said, 'Listen, I've traveled every road in this here land!'"
Start the chorus off with the title of this song.
10. "Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees and begged you not to leave
Because I'd go berserk?
Well...You left me anyhow
And then the days got worse and worse and now you see
I've gone completely out of my mind
And ___ ha-haaa!!
___ -ho, hee-hee, ha-haaa"
What goes in the spaces, ha-ha, he-he?
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