Blue Skies, by Ray S

Good afternoon, Class. Our subject word for today is innuendo. I trust you’ve done your homework, thus you’re cognizant of how to employ this word. Just tickle your prurient mind department and chuckle away.

First off, “Blue Skies” is the title of an old song which prompts a visit to Tin Pan Alley. You recall the next line—“Smiling at me, nothing but Blue Skies do I see.”

Now, see what these titles can do with a little alteration, interpretation, and innuendo, a la GLBTQ.

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile

It’s a long way to Tipperary

Over there, over there

Blow, Gabriel, Blow

Over the rainbow

I’m always chasing rainbows

The boy next door or the girl next door

I’d like to hate myself in the morning

This can’t be love

Me and my shadow

Brother, can you spare a dime?

Someone to watch over me

The man I love (or woman)

How long has this been going on?

Sweet and low down

Who cares?

I’ve got a crush on you

Bess, you are my woman, now

I got it bad and that ain’t good

I loves you Porgy

My blue heaven (you fill in the name of your choice)

Happy days are here again

I’m young and healthy

Over there

The varsity drag

Ain’t we got fun

Little girl

Change partners

What’ll I do?

How deep is the ocean?

Let’s have another cup of coffee

Say it isn’t so

Don’t lie under the apple tree

I hate men

He needs me

After I say I’m sorry

Somebody loves me

Hard hearted Hannah

I never knew

Frankie and Johnnie

I can’t give you anything but love

How come you do me like you do, do, do?

I wish I could shimmy like my sister Kate

After you’ve gone

Minnie the moocher

Willow weep for me

There’s a small hotel

The lady is a tramp

I enjoy being a girl

This can’t be love

I’ve got you under my skin

Why can’t you behave?

They say it’s wonderful

The girl (boy) that I marry

You go to my head

That old feeling

When I’m not near the girl (boy) I love,

          I’m in love with the girl (boy) I’m near

Don’t worry about me

All of me

You make me feel so young

Anything goes

Oh, look at me now.

         Sing along now and “Get Happy.”

© 27 June 2016 

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