Top 10 Funny Songs for Seniors
Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off – you say “to-MAY-to,” and I say “to-MAH-to.”
9. A Boy Named Sue
– you can’t beat Johnny Cash’s rendition of this family drama
8. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
– singing it is fun; trying to spell it – even better!
7. Too Fat Polka
– a ridiculous reason to refuse to dance
6. New Horizons in Music Appreciation – for the classical music lovers, a play-by-play commentary on Beethoven’s 5th Symphony by Peter Schikele
5. If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got The Time
– at least the singer is being honest.
4. Little Brown Jug
– each verse is funnier than the last
3. Your Feets Too Big
– Fats Waller’s classic song
2. It’s Hard To Be Humble
– “…when you’re perfect in every way”
1. Mairzy Doats
– I love this one, for the silly lyrics and the reactions it often brings from my older adult clients.
What are some of your favorite goofy songs for seniors?]]>
Just found a “new” one today about Veronica and her harmonica !
Ooh! I’ll have to look for that one.
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah; Boom Boom Ain’t it Great to be Crazy!!
Yes! Good ones!
“When The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down”
“Abba Dabba Honeymoon”
“There Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens”
“Mama Loves Mambo”
“I Went To The Animal Fair”
“Bushel & A Peck”
“Countin’ Flowers On The Wall”
Those are all great, Peggy! I bet you have a silly songs playlist, don’t you? 😉
I love the list you created, Rachelle. The others added in comments are great, too.I’ll add: “Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me”. It is humor month so I challenge everyone to keep the laughter going.
That’s a great song, too – one of my new favorites. We’ll be laughing all month!
These are great fun (pardon the pun)! I love playslists that can go on forever. Some more I didn’t see mentioned yet:
“What Did Deleware?”
“(Would you like to) Swing on a Star”
“Yes, We Have No Bananas”
“Pistol Packin’ Mama”