I first heard this song on “The Doctor Demento Show” back in 1978, by Tommy Sharp and the Sharptones. This seemed like the right time to publish it. Below is the only YouTube video clip that can be found with this song, and that's a shame, because its pretty lame. To your left is an audio excerpt from themadmusicarchive.com, from which we obtained the lyrics below.
Sister Mary Contadina
Sister Mary Argentina
Sister Mary Guacamole
Sister Mary Ravioli
They don't make nun names
Like that no more
No more cool nun names
That's for sure
Times have changed
Nuns use their real names today
But I miss those old nun names
Sister Bob and Sister Ray
Sister Mary Incarnata
sister Mary Philomena
Sister Mary Rutabega
Sister Mary Himalaya
Yeah, I remember my Math teacher - Sister Mary Hypotenuse
Yeah, in Biology it was Sister Mary Aorta
Latin, Sister Mary Caesar
In Gym class, it was Sister Mary Coach
Yeah, my Shop nun was Sister Mary Black & Decker
And of course the Principal, Sister Mary Hermann Goering
Yeah, I tell ya:
They don't make nun names like that no more
Sister Mary Argelorie
Sister Mary Cacciatore
Sister Mary Isabella
Sister Mary Mozzarella
They don't make nun names
Like that no more
No more cool nun names
That's for sure
Times have changed - yeah, guys
Nuns use their real names today
But I miss those old nun names
Sister Bob and Sister Ray
Yeah, where have you gone, nuns of yesteryear?
Yeah, the Assistant Principal, Attila The Nun
Yeah, Sister Mary Rasputin - I hope you haven't shaved your beard
Yeah, my Anthropology nun, Sister Mary Bigfoot
My Music teacher, Sister Mary Ocarina - boy, she could play it all: blues, jazz, disco...
And now for something completely different ... Debbie Reynolds!
1 comment:
Boy, do I remember this song! I was on the cusp of the change, and really related to this song; it came out when I was in high school.
The best part was the gender mixing: Mother Joseph, Brother Marie-Victorin, etc.
Thanks for the post!
Robin
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