The Best and Funniest Novelty Songs

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Welcome to a collection of the best and funniest novelty songs of all time. We've put the spotlight on the best novelty song lenses on Squidoo, including favorites by Weird Al Yankovic and Dr. Demento. If you'd like to contribute a lens to the group, see the wish list for novelty song suggestions. The format is anything goes, as long as your lens highlights a novelty song. Check out some of these outrageous lenses for inspiration. And watch out for the Purple People Eater!

Novelty Song Lyrics

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The Purple People Eater

The Purple People Eater 

The Chanukah Song

Adam Sandler

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Christmas at Ground Zero

"Weird Al" Yankovic

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Convoy

C.W. McCall

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The Duck Song

Bryant Oden

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eBay

"Weird Al" Yankovic

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Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

Elmo & Patsy

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Highly Illogical

Leonard Nimoy

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I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas

Relient K

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King Tut

Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons

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Monster Mash

Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Cryptkickers

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The Night Santa Went Crazy

"Weird Al" Yankovic

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Purple People Eater

Sheb Wooley

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Santa Claus is Thumbing to Town

Relient K

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The Saga Begins

"Weird Al" Yankovic

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The Streak

Ray Stevens

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The Thanksgiving Song

Adam Sandler

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They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa

Napoleon XIV

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Tiptoe Through the Tulips

Tiny Tim

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Twelve Days of Christmas

Bob and Doug Mackenzie ~ aka Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas

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Valley Girl

Frank & Moon Zappa

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Amish Paradise

"Weird Al" Yankovic 

Novelty Songs

A Few Facts Courtesy of Wikipedia

They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its comical effect. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs. The term arose in Tin Pan Alley to describe one of the major divisions of popular music. The other two divisions were ballads and dance music. Novelty songs achieved great popularity during the 1920s and 30s. Novelty songs are often a parody or humor song, and may apply to a current event such as a holiday or a fad such as a dance. Many use unusual lyrics, subjects, sounds, or instrumentation, and may not even be musical.

Novelty Song Lyrics

Napoleon XIV

They're Coming to Take Me Away
Ha-Haaa!, has little music and is set to a rhythm tapped out on a snare drum and tambourine. One novelty song, a remix of Axel F, started as a mobile phone ring-tone.

Dr. Demento Christmas CD

Dr. Demento's Christmas Collection 

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Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection

Dr. Demento's Novelty Songs Collection 

Novelty Songs in the News

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Best Novelty Song Lyrics
Howie Richmond, Music Publisher, Dies at 94
They specialized in novelty songs at first. ?Ballads take a long time to develop, and that's expensive,? Mr. Richmond told Billboard magazine in 1999. ?You can get novelty songs started quickly.? Mr. Richmond was one of the first publishers to send ...
Chammak Challo all done but for one song
The film has been mostly done but for one song. The makers are planning to release the film soon. Neelakantha's penchant for novelty is well-known. Of course, Mr. Medhavi disappointed. It is to be seen if the director proves those who have opined that ...
Novelty value wears off as Jedward come to a watery end
Many have opined that last year's song Lipstick was more innovative and musically superior to this year's, Waterline. This may have led to relatively low scores from the professional juries whose vote forms 50 per cent of the result.
The Problem With Cultural Reclamation
?The H Tune? moved me because it sounded like the musicians had actually thought about the song and brought a new interpretation, not just a novelty reproduction. Questions of reclamation, reproduction and reinterpretation are at the heart of the ...
Time Warp

Let's Do the Time Warp 

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The Best and Funniest Novelty Songs

Charlie Brown - The Coasters
Alley Oop - The Hollywood Argyles
Witch Doctor - David Seville
Open The Door, Richard - Dusty Fletcher
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah - Allen Sherman
Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor - Lonnie Donegan
Mr. Custer - Larry Verne
The Flying Saucer (Pts 1 & 2) - Buchanan & Goodman
Eat It - "Weird Al" Yankovic
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) - The Chipmunks
Disco Duck - Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots
Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini - Brian Hyland
Transfusion - Nervous Norvus
Ahab The Arab - Ray Stevens
Junk Food Junkie - Larry Groce
Time Warp (from Rocky Horror Picture Show) - Transylvanians
Along Came Jones - Coasters
Leader Of The Laundromat - The Detergents
The Name Game - Shirley Ellis
Gitarzan - Ray Stevens
Snoopy vs. the Red Baron - The Royal Guardsmen
Rubber Biscuit - Chips
Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport - Rolf Harris
Fat - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Basketball Jones featuring Tyrone Shoelaces - Cheech & Chong
I Put A Spell On You - Screamin' Jay Hawkins
My Ding-a-Ling - Chuck Berry
On Top Of Spaghetti - Tom Glazer & the Do Re Mi Childrens Choir
Dead Skunk - Loudon Wainwright III
White & Nerdy - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Curley Shuffle - Jump In The Saddle Band
Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Fifth Estate
Smells Like Nirvana - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Osama Yo' Mama - Ray Stevens
Another One Rides the Bus - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Beep Beep (The Little Nash Rambler) - The Playmates
Dinner With Drac - Zacherle
My Bologna - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Pac-Man Fever - Buckner & Garcia
Why Don't We Get Drunk - Jimmy Buffet
Shaddup You Face - Joe Dolce
My Girl Bill - Jim Stafford
Dancin' Fool - Frank Zappa
The Homecoming Queen's Got A Gun - Julie Brown
Shriner's Convention - Ray Stevens
I'm My Own Grandpa - Lonzo & Oscar
St. George And The Dragonet - Stan Freberg
The Mississippi Squirrel Revival - Ray Stevens
The Mouse - Soupy Sales
Disco Sucks - Chuck Wagon & The Wheels
Fish Heads - Barnes & Barnes
Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen
I Lost On Jeopardy - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Lumberjack Song - Monty Python
Cows With Guns - Dana Lyons
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow - Frank Zappa
Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - Paul Evans & The Curls
Like A Surgeon - "Weird Al" Yankovic
The Eggplant That Ate Chicago - Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band
Santa Claus and His Old Lady - Cheech & Chong
You Can't Roller Skate In A Buffalo Herd - Roger Miller
Money For Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Stranded In The Jungle - The Cadets
Big Bruce - Steve Greenberg
I Love Rocky Road - "Weird Al" Yankovic
The Jolly Green Giant - The Kingsmen
Jingle Bells - Singing Dogs
Martian Hop - The Ran-Dells
Earache My Eye - Cheech & Chong
Star Trekkin' - The Firm
Barbie Girl - Aqua
Yogi - Ivy Three
Living With A Hernia - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Cause I'm A Blonde - Julie Brown
Gumball Wizard - Brad Stanfield
Hamster Love - Big Daddy
I Saw Elvis In A U.F.O. - Ray Stevens
Monster's Holiday - Bobby "Boris" Pickett
The Elements - Tom Lehrer
Telephone Man - Meri Wilson
Life Sucks, Then You Die - The Fools
Harry the Hairy Ape - Ray Stevens
Elvis Was A Narc - Pinkard & Bowden
Addicted To Spuds - "Weird Al" Yankovic
Mr. Jaws - Dickie Goodman
Troglodyte (Cave Man) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
Wildwood Weed - Jim Stafford
Rappin' Rodney - Rodney Dangerfield
Roger Miller - You Can't Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd

Source: DigitalDreamDoor.com

TV Theme Songs and Novelty Songs

Classic Television Theme Songs and Novelty Songs

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  • OstlyMan Apr 29, 2012 @ 12:56 pm | delete
    I really think that you should add Maxwell's silver hammer by the beatles. Otherwise a great lens!
  • rauspitz Apr 2, 2012 @ 4:50 pm | delete
    I'm very impressed that you included The Jolly Green Giant by The Kingsmen. A very funny song. Great list.
  • Terrie_Schultz Feb 24, 2012 @ 7:13 pm | delete
    Great list! Weird Al is the best.
  • AaronSquid Jan 27, 2012 @ 4:58 am | delete
    Nice lens, there are some great songs here. I once played Gitarzan by Ray Stevens to a colleague at work and she laughed so hard she almost had a seizure!
  • hughgrissettsr Nov 7, 2011 @ 1:40 pm | delete
    great, fuuny lens! are you familar with roger miller's YOU CAN'T ROLLERSKATE IN A BUFFALO HERD ?
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The Best and Funniest Novelty Songs

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The Best and Funniest Novelty Songs was created by Kim Giancaterino on August 27, 2008. This Squidoo page is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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Auld Lang SyneAdam Sandler ~ The Chanukah SongC.W. McCall ~ ConvoyOak Ridge Boys ~ ElviraFor He's a Jolly Good FellowLee Greenwood ~ God Bless the U.S.A.Grandma Got Run Over by a ReindeerHappy Birthday To YouLeonard Nimoy ~ Highly IllogicalI Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausHenry Mancini ~ It Had Better Be TonightShelley Fabares ~ Johnny AngelHank Williams, Jr. ~ Keep the ChangeSteve Martin ~ King TutHenry Mancini ~ Meglio StaseraBobby "Boris" Pickett ~ Monster MashWilly Wonka ~ Pure ImaginationJohn Rich ~ Raisin' McCainChuck Berry ~ Run Rudolph RunThe Sopranos Theme SongThe Stray Cats ~ Stray Cat StrutSpongeBob SquarePants Theme SongBob Hope ~ Thanks for the MemoryAdam Sandler ~ The Thanksgiving SongTracey Ullman ~ They Don't KnowTiny Tim ~ Tiptoe Through the TulipsLulu ~ To Sir, With LoveBing Crosby ~ True LoveFrank & Moon Zappa ~ Valley GirlTom Jones ~ What's New Pussycat?Bing Crosby ~ White ChristmasJefferson Airplane ~ White RabbitClassic Television Theme Songs:The Addams Family Theme SongAll in the Family Theme SongThe Andy Griffith Show Theme SongThe Beverly Hillbillies Theme SongThe Brady Bunch Theme SongCar 54, Where Are You? Theme SongThe Carol Burnett Show Theme SongCasper the Friendly Ghost Theme SongF Troop Theme SongThe Flintstones Theme SongGidget Theme SongGilligan's Island Theme SongGreen Acres Theme SongLaverne & Shirley Theme SongLove, American Style Theme SongThe Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme SongMister Ed Theme SongThe Monkees Theme SongThe Partridge Family Theme SongThe Patty Duke Show Theme SongPetticoat Junction Theme SongWelcome Back, Kotter Theme Song

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