Song Parody Contest
3rd place
by Mary Mejia, Grade 12
Livin’ in Hooverville
by Mary Mejia, Grade 12
Parody of “Nine in the Afternoon” by Panic at the Disco
Into the streets is where we are
Feeling as low as one can ever know
Yeah we’re feeling so sad
Pickin’ up trash to build a house
Government rouse by the bad economy
Because the stock market crashed
Out on the streets is where we are
Government can you help or could you give
We live in a place that’s full of gloom
We lived and consumed now we’re facing our own doom
And we know that it’s our fault
And we’re the ones to be blamed
But ’cha know that it’s his fault too
‘Cause we’re living in Hooverville
And Herbert ain’t got the will
‘Cause he didn’t pass a reform bill
We’re feeling so mad
With the way that this man
Is handling this issue
He says we can pull this through
But you know that we can’t, so we’re screwed
We’re feeling so blue
We marched on the street
In front of D.C.
Vets lost the bonuses they seeked
When Hoover called in the Chief
Back to the slums
Where we now stay
Man, does he want us to live this way!!
Now this dude’s really mean
Back to the street, because of the fact
That he approved the Hawley-Smoot Act, hey
Now we’re all screwed and there’s no going back
‘Cause we’re living in Hooverville
And Herbert ain’t got the will
‘Cause he didn’t pass a reform bill
We’re feeling so mad
With the way that this man
Is handling this issue
[x3]
No second term
About the Song Parody Contest:
Create a parody of an existing song. Extra points if it’s about a book! The song must be at least one stanza and one chorus.
The contest was part of Pasadena Public Library‘s “Read to the Rhythm” Summer Reading Challenge 2015.