I AM MUSHARRAF song

Upon the request by Mr Bandage in the NewsRevue thread, here is the Musharraf parody song that I wrote for NewsRevue, following their request for such a song.

For those that don't read newspapers, this pokes fun at former Pakistan prime mminister Musharraf, who resigned and is now in hiding.

I AM MUSHARRAF
(To the tune of I Shot The Sherriff)
by Mikey J

(chorus 1)
I am Musharraf
And I'm looking for immunity
Oh yeah,
I am Musharraf
Looks like I'll be a refugee
Oh yeah

(verse 1)
Yeah, all around in Pakistan
They're trying to track me down
They say they want to bring me in guilty
Now I need to live in another country
Islamist militants despise me

(chorus 2)
I am Musharraf
And I'm hunted by the in-sur-gents
I am Musharraf
At an army-guarded residence
Oh yeah

(verse 2)
I want Gordon Brown to be mates with me
For what, I dont know
So if I want to be free, In exile I may go
England sounds like the place to go

(chorus 1)
I am Musharraf
And I'm looking for immunity
Oh yeah,
I am Musharraf
Looks like I'll be a refugee
Oh yeah

(chorus 2)
I am Musharraf
And I'm hunted by the in-sur-gents
I am Musharraf
At an army-guarded residence
Oh yeah

END.

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ORIGINAL LYRICS:

I shot the sheriff
But I didnt shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I didnt shoot no deputy

Yeah! all around in my home town,
Theyre tryin to track me down;
They say they want to bring me in guilty
For the killing of a deputy,
For the life of a deputy

I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self defence
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offence

Sheriff john brown always hated me,
For what, I dont know:
Every time I plant a seed,
He said kill it before it grow -
He said kill them before they grow.

I shot the sheriff
But I didnt shoot no deputy
I shot the sheriff
But I didnt shoot no deputy

I shot the sheriff
But I swear it was in self defence
I shot the sheriff
And they say it is a capital offence

Very impressive especially as it thoroughly defeated me.

See, sootyj, dead easy.

Nice one, Mikey.

Bandage would you like some more of myleft overs?

Why not? Worked for me last time.

You may need to head down to South London sewage works with a seive.

Well done!

Cool thanks.

Wonders if NewsRevue will share the same sentiment.

Thing is, there's a very good chance that someone else might have done a better version than me, considering how many writers would have got that material request.

I found my verses were as tad joke light, but it's very hard when you're trying to match the lyrics closely to the original.

It's a hard song with short notice, you got a chance.

I'll be waiting with baited breath for the running order tomorrow.

Remember just beacuse something isn't in doesn't mean it wasn't good enough.

Yeah, I know.

Doesn't matter either way really in the great scheme of things. I find it's good practice writing topical stuff almost every day.