* Most of us know the lyrics to that Sound of Music tune Edelweiss…
Edelweiss, edelweiss, every morning you greet me
small and white,
clean and bright,
you look happy to meet me
blossom of snow
may you bloom and grow,
bloom and grow forever
edelweiss, edelweiss, bless my home-land forever
* Question: Let’s try coming up with lyrics to the same music, but entitled: Oberweis.
Oberweiss, Oberweiss, every election you greet me
old and white,
teeth so bright,
you seem to angry on the TV
Flying in the air
There’s doom and gloom everywhere,
But you make damn good ice cream
Oberweiss, Oberweiss, I don’t know whether to hate you or eat you.
Oberweis, Oberweis in the primary you beat me
black and blue,
tried and true,
those mailers they really did hurt me
with the Pinocchio nose
afterwards I got hosed
run and run forever
Oberweis, Oberweis curse your delicious ice-cream forever!
Oberweis. Oberweis, on my TV you greet me,
big and white,
maybe bright,
God forbid you should meet me!
How do you know
where you want to go?
Running often wherever,
throwing cash,
smoking hash?
Go away now forever!
- central illinois - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:22 am:
Oberweis Oberwise round the state you greet thee
tired and rich
campaigning is a witch
someday you think you’ll defeat me
What office do you want
As others you do taunt
Running and spending
cause there are laws you want to be mending
i think we need to vote on where politicians like you we can be sending
Oberweis, Oberweis, every year knocking on doors
illegals know,
you want them to go,
unless they’re sweeping your floors
though you run
for all under the sun
voters don’t want you never
Oberweis, Oberweis, please just leave forever
Oberweis, Oberweis, twice a day we greet
You put cups on our udders,
To extract milk from each teat
Now off to Congress you wish to go,
Spending millions we earned you,
Oberweis, we are the girls,
You’ve impregnate, milk and mistreat!
I’m Oberweis, Oberweis, Foster wont defeat me
The cows in sight
Black and white
Buy my milk and vote for me
My checkbook grows
But the millions I’ve blown
Are lost to me forever
Because the voters will say “never”
- Jake from Elwood - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 12:23 pm:
Candidate Oberweis, in my mailbox you greet me,
long on attacks,
short on facts,
Oh so happy to smear us!
Lauzen is gone,
but there’s dirt to throw
towards the Blue big spender.
Oberweis, Oberweis über alles,
Über alles in der Welt,
wenn es stets zu schutz und trutze
brüderlich zusammenhält.
Oberweis, Oberweis über alles,
Über alles in der Welt!
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:24 pm:
Well done SCAM…couldn’t have said it better myself.
[…] I tried to stay away from the IL-14 race today, but this is hilarious. Rich Miller’s “Question of the Day” at Capitol Fax Blog is a contest for commenters to come up with lyrics to an “Oberweis” song using the tune to The Sound of Music’s “Edelweiss.” Some of them are pretty good. […]
Oberwise, Oberwise every ad is just sickening
slick and fine,
(I drink more wine),
then you won’t be happy to greet me
milk those moo’s
drown out my boo’s
leave, please go forever
Oberwise, Oberwise I’ll vote for you - NEVER!
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 2:44 pm:
Jeez, what bad luck to be stuck in a meeting while Uberstock (or is it Uberpalooza) is going on.
Oberweis, Oberweis, how the voters do cheat thee,
Not governor
Or senator
Not even a post in the Republican Party
Go try again
But you can’t cry when
The results come in
Oberweis, Oberweis, politics is more than just good ice cream…
- SouthernILRepub - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 3:35 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis, every morning you annoy me
evil and not quite right
mean and still not right,
your supporters stalk me
bosom of hot air blow
may you leave Illinois before the next snow
millions blown and for what
Oberweis, Oberweis, never ever run for office again
Oberweis, Oberweis, what are you going to do?
The ones you abhor
were cleaning your store,
You said you never knew.
Money Bill’d throw
to solve all our woes,
But you invest it in China,
Oberweis, Oberweis, will you run next for dogcatcher?
- Outsider looking in - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 5:42 pm:
- GoBearsss - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 10:37 am:
Oberweiss, Oberweiss, every election you greet me
old and white,
teeth so bright,
you seem to angry on the TV
Flying in the air
There’s doom and gloom everywhere,
But you make damn good ice cream
Oberweiss, Oberweiss, I don’t know whether to hate you or eat you.
- wordslinger - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:07 am:
Oberweis, Oberweis,
south of the border they creep thee,
from Rio Grande.. Yucatan..
they fill Soldier Field completely.
Mountains of cash and ice-cream flash,
the message? not so clever
Oberweis, Oberweis,
right-wing loser forever!
- Levois - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:09 am:
Man I wish I was a good lyricist and rip off Illinois’ state song and incorporate Oberweis into it.
- Kevin Fanning - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:12 am:
Oberweis, Oberweis in the primary you beat me
black and blue,
tried and true,
those mailers they really did hurt me
with the Pinocchio nose
afterwards I got hosed
run and run forever
Oberweis, Oberweis curse your delicious ice-cream forever!
- been there - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:16 am:
Oberweis. Oberweis, on my TV you greet me,
big and white,
maybe bright,
God forbid you should meet me!
How do you know
where you want to go?
Running often wherever,
throwing cash,
smoking hash?
Go away now forever!
- central illinois - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:22 am:
Oberweis Oberwise round the state you greet thee
tired and rich
campaigning is a witch
someday you think you’ll defeat me
What office do you want
As others you do taunt
Running and spending
cause there are laws you want to be mending
i think we need to vote on where politicians like you we can be sending
- Ron Burgundy - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:51 am:
Oberweis, Oberweis, every year knocking on doors
illegals know,
you want them to go,
unless they’re sweeping your floors
though you run
for all under the sun
voters don’t want you never
Oberweis, Oberweis, please just leave forever
- VanillaMan - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:54 am:
Oberweis, Oberweis, twice a day we greet
You put cups on our udders,
To extract milk from each teat
Now off to Congress you wish to go,
Spending millions we earned you,
Oberweis, we are the girls,
You’ve impregnate, milk and mistreat!
- Snidely Whiplash - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 12:18 pm:
I’m Oberweis, Oberweis, Foster wont defeat me
The cows in sight
Black and white
Buy my milk and vote for me
My checkbook grows
But the millions I’ve blown
Are lost to me forever
Because the voters will say “never”
- Jake from Elwood - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 12:23 pm:
Candidate Oberweis, in my mailbox you greet me,
long on attacks,
short on facts,
Oh so happy to smear us!
Lauzen is gone,
but there’s dirt to throw
towards the Blue big spender.
Candidate Oberweis,
I may try a Bananas Foster!
- so-called "Austin Mayor" - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:09 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis über alles,
Über alles in der Welt,
wenn es stets zu schutz und trutze
brüderlich zusammenhält.
Oberweis, Oberweis über alles,
Über alles in der Welt!
- Commonsense in Illinois - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:24 pm:
Well done SCAM…couldn’t have said it better myself.
- washmyhands - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:39 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis, finally won a primary.
hair so white,
not too bright,
runs ads that are quite scary.
Hastert slowed
and left the show,
his seat could be yours FOREVER.
Oberweis, Oberweis…running, running FOREVER
Pingback City Barbs » Oberweis Song Contest - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:50 pm:
[…] I tried to stay away from the IL-14 race today, but this is hilarious. Rich Miller’s “Question of the Day” at Capitol Fax Blog is a contest for commenters to come up with lyrics to an “Oberweis” song using the tune to The Sound of Music’s “Edelweiss.” Some of them are pretty good. […]
- Mexican Girl - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 1:59 pm:
Oberwise, Oberwise every ad is just sickening
slick and fine,
(I drink more wine),
then you won’t be happy to greet me
milk those moo’s
drown out my boo’s
leave, please go forever
Oberwise, Oberwise I’ll vote for you - NEVER!
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 2:44 pm:
Jeez, what bad luck to be stuck in a meeting while Uberstock (or is it Uberpalooza) is going on.
- Left Leaner - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 3:18 pm:
The winner - SCAM! Hilarious!
- Just Sayin' - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 3:21 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis, how the voters do cheat thee,
Not governor
Or senator
Not even a post in the Republican Party
Go try again
But you can’t cry when
The results come in
Oberweis, Oberweis, politics is more than just good ice cream…
- SouthernILRepub - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 3:35 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis, every morning you annoy me
evil and not quite right
mean and still not right,
your supporters stalk me
bosom of hot air blow
may you leave Illinois before the next snow
millions blown and for what
Oberweis, Oberweis, never ever run for office again
- Rich Miller - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 3:48 pm:
Oberweis, some advice
If you care to listen.
Bite your tongue,
Leave lies unsung,
Stop with all that division.
Chopper of black,
Brown people attacked,
Attacks that go on forever.
Oberweis, my advice, stop thinking you’re so clever.
- Six Degrees of Separation - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 4:42 pm:
The meter is butchered to fit the song, but what the hey.
Oberweis, Oberweis
The voters are in a panic
big and white,
And not so Hispanic,
With a primary opponent
You drew a lucky straw
the voters thought he was
Even Lauzier than thou
Then a Dem arrived
With bucks big as yours
To make it a race
To fill Fat Hastert’s shoes.
Now mailers will fly
Before Friday evening
Accusing your opponent
Of things like wife beating
Oberweis, Oberweis
and Foster, with love
Make voters in the 14th
Wish for “None of the Above”
Oberweis, Oberweis
Make your ice cream forever
And woe be to the voter
That has to pull the lever.
- Anon - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 4:51 pm:
Oberweis, Oberweis, what are you going to do?
The ones you abhor
were cleaning your store,
You said you never knew.
Money Bill’d throw
to solve all our woes,
But you invest it in China,
Oberweis, Oberweis, will you run next for dogcatcher?
- Outsider looking in - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 5:42 pm:
Is this the new Cook GOP chairman?
http://www.leeroupas.com
- Frank Sobotka - Thursday, Mar 6, 08 @ 11:17 pm:
How about, instead, just the the tongue in cheek words ‘Gover-nor…Ober-weiss’ sung to the tune of The Dead Kennedys’ ‘California Uber Alles’?