Poor Paul

disclaimer: Apologies to Rogers & Hammerstein, Paul McCartney, etc. This is just a piece of silliness on my part. I like to spoof songs.

P.S. Despite this, I think that Paul McCartney is truly alive and this William Campbell person is just a figament of somebody's imagination...

Poor Paul is Dead

Poor Paul is dead.
Poor Paul M. is dead!
He banged into a pole and cracked his head.
Now the Beatles are but three,
And it really seems to me
That it's time that they got another guy instead.

Poor Paul is dead.
Poor Paul M. is dead!
Now Bill is in his place as number four.
But they can't keep quiet now,
So now they shall endow
Their fans with clues as they've not done before.

Ever heard John say "I buried Paul"? It's there.
It's an amazing thing, indeed. Took a lot of money to keep the authorities quiet
Why spend all that money? Are you feeling guilty, John?
Why spend all that money and then start spreading the word anyway?

The folks that really knew him
Knew Bill wasn't Paul, but nothing made them ever tell
Did they agree? Or did John bribe them all?
Paul M. is dead, dead, man.

I hadn't realized that there were so many clues.
But they're there. I hadn't heard it.
I heard it on the record backwards
I heard it on the record forwards
I saw Death in the picture.
That's how they meant it.

Poor Paul is dead.
Poor Paul M. is dead!
And John can beg in vain "Please turn me on!"
Such an innocent disguise
And on the nines it underlies,
In a crazy, strange and very eerie song.

Poor Paul is dead.
Poor Paul M. is dead!
But the fans themselves--they just won't let it be.
But I cannot surmise
That this came as a surprise--
But you're all quite welcome for to disagree.

Poor Paul is dead.
Poor Paul M. is dead!
And, Bill, you've fooled me all these years.
Your duplicity I'll show
So that everyone will know
That he can truly believe what he hears.

Pooooooor Pauuuuul
Pooooooor Pauuuuul!

If you don't know what tune to sing this to, well, then...go check out Oklahoma! and watch it!