This one went down pretty well, if I recall correctly, in Mark Brailsford’s spring 1997 run of NewsRevue.
PLAGIARISE
(To the Tune of “Walk On By”)VERSE 1
If you should be walking down the street,
And you hear a tune you think is neat.
Just
Plagiarise
Plagiarise
Gabby’s eyes,
Are covered, like this song,
No one can see;
What she’s done,
That Dionne,
Had not done,
In 1963;
More easily
(Don’t…….bother)
More soulfully
(Don’t……bother).VERSE 2
I just hope that I don’t end up sued,
Cos all my hits are deja vu;
Plagiarise,
Plagiarise,
Some eye-tie’s
Just stitched up Michael Jackson copy-wise,
Cos that song,
That he’s done,
Was written,
By some other guys;
Plagiarise,
(Just…….stop)
Plagiarise,
(Just…….stop)
Below is a video with Dionne Warwick singing Walk On By: