Sunday, April 23, 2006

Reworking a classic

Heard an old Genesis tune the other day, and immediately decided its lyrics were sadly and badly outdated.
So, as a service to a pretty good band, the cracked research team here at either orr has come up with a fresher, more realistic and more accurate set of lyrics.
Now, for your dancing and listening pleasure, enjoy "Illegal Alien 2006":

Got out of bed, and I’m feeling too good
With my wallet and fake passport, a new pair of shoes
The sun is shining so I head for the park,
With a bottle of tequila, and a new pack of cigarettes

I got a cousin and she got a friend,
Who thought that her aunt knew a man who could help
At his apartment I knocked on the door,
He wouldn’t come out until he got paid.

Everybody knows what I’m gonna do
The way things are now, you know I’ll get through, cos


It's such fun being an illegal alien, I gotta tell ya
It's such fun being an illegal alien

Down at the office had to fill out the forms
A pink one, a red one, the colours you choose,
Up to the counter to see what they think
They said it doesn’t count man, it ain’t written in ink.
But it doesn‘t matter; I‘m going, you see, cos

It's such fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's such fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah yeah
It's such fun being an illegal alien, there’s millions of us
It's such fun being an illegal alien, An illegal alien, o.k.

Consideration for your fellow man
Would not hurt anybody, it sure fits in with my plan
Over the border, there lies the promised land
Where everything comes easy, you just hold out your hand

Keep your suspicions, I’ve seen that look before
But I ain’t done nothing wrong now, is that such a surprise
But I’ve got a sister who’ll help get me free
If I’m ever in trouble, I can count on Hillary

Everybody knows what I’m gonna do
The way things are now, you know I’ll get through, cos

It's such fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's such fun being an illegal alien, there’s millions of us
It's such fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah yeah
It's such fun being an illegal alien, yeah yeah yeah

It's such fun (big time fun) being an illegal alien, I tell ya that
It's such fun being an illegal alien, I tell ya
It's such fun being an illegal alien, there’s millions of us
It's such fun (you won‘t believe it) being an illegal alien,
It's such fun being an illegal alien, and that’s what I am.


UPDATE: Thanks to Basil for linking this.