Song Parody Contest
3rd place

 

by Mary Mejia, Grade 12

Art by Jason Seiler

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.