Must have been really slow news that summer. This one marked the 50th anniversary of the ill-fated 1944 attempt on Hitler’s life.
_ WHY DID YOU THINK ABOUT KILLING MR HITLER? _
(To the Tune of “Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler?”)
SPOKEN INTRO
VOICE OFF:And now, at News Revue, we are going to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the unsuccessful attempt on Hitler’s life. So dig out your old gas mask, fry up some spam fritters and enjoy the jolly old show.
VERSE
Why did you think about killing Mr Hitler,
When the war was almost won?
You and your boys need not have got in the shtuck,
We and our boys would have let you off the hook.
VOICE OFF:We did! (add some meat hook visual symbolism to help the pun)
So why did you think about killing Mr Hitler,
Once the Nazis were near done?MIDDLE EIGHT
Stauffenberg,
Was on the verge,
Of blasting Hitler higher;
Gestapo came round later,
With some thick piano wire. (add piano effect to emphasise the point)OUTRO
But why didn’t you think about killing Mr Hitler,
Back in 1931?
Below is Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler, aka the Dad’s Army theme song, with lyrics on the screen: