I have changed the lyrics of Alanis Morissette's song "Isn't it Ironic?" into "Isn't it Mormonic?" I tried to keep the rhyme scheme and syllable count the same. If any talented musicians want to sing these lyrics to Alanis' tune and put it on YouTube--feel free. I wrote it hoping somebody will.

In case you aren't familiar with the song-- here is a YouTube link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jne9t8sHpUc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

And now the song. I hope you like it!
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A glass looker found gold plates.
A deviant con man, leader of the saints.
He wrote Mormon rules he didn't obey.
Preaching fidelity while he's getting laid.
And isn't it Mormonic? Don't you think!

It's like blood oaths on your wedding day.
You get free agency but you must pray, pay, obey.
It's a full tithe when the bills aren't paid.
Ignore your thoughts! Read scriptures.

Elder Peter Priesthood was forced to lie.
Served a mission and kissed his life goodbye.
He waited his whole damn life just to bed a wife.
And as she recoiled in disgust he thought
"Well isn't this nice?"
And isn't it mormonic? Don't you think!

It's like blood oaths on your wedding day.
You get free agency but you must pray, pay, obey.
It's a full tithe when the bills aren't paid.
Ignore your thoughts! That's Satan!

The prophet has a funny way of making a profit of you.
When you think you helped feed the poor but he built a mall.

And truth has a funny way of helping you see that native Americans aren't Lamanites and have no Jewish DNA.

It's fast Sunday but you already ate.
No coffee allowed on your coffee break.
It's like singing Love One Another while fighting gay rights.
It's marrying the man of my dreams
And then meeting his ten plural wives.
And isn't it mormonic? Don't you think!
A little too mormonic. And, yeah, they really don't think.

It's like blood oaths on your wedding day.
You get free agency but you must pray, pay, obey.
It's a full tithe when the bills aren't paid.
Who would've thought of tapirs?

Lies have a funny way of being found out.
Truth has a funny way of helping you out, helping you out.
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P.S. Also feel free to edit or improve it.

Awesome!

Minor fix:
The prophet has a funny way of making a profit "off" you.

I can't remember the tune exactly, but this line doesn't seem to quite fit:
It's like singing Love One Another while fighting gay rights.

You win. I love this. Lol!

Try "making a profit FROM you" to be grammatically correct...

I love it.

Good call

Bravo! Well done! Chuckling quite a bit :)

Thank you! Yeah, I wasn't sure if I should say of, off, from, or off of.

Also about the gay rights line, the real line is "It's like ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife" and my line has one extra syllable which makes it a bit cumbersome, but I just really wanted a line about the hypocrisy of the whole gay thing.

Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it.

How about?

It's like singing Love One Another while fighting gays.

Love it! One of my fave songs by her.

OK, who wants to put this to music, and post it out Youtube? I don't have the voice for it.

This is genius. If one of you guys or gals sang this and uploaded it on youtube it would go viral I'm sure!

+1000

And come on! I know there's some musicians on here!
If no one steps up I might put on a mask and sing it. But I can't play an instrument! It'll be dumb without a guitar or piano.

I'll do it with you! I am sure we know someone that can play the guitar... Wanna wear garmies over our clothes? Or should it be temple dress? Lol not really but bagS over our heads and call ourselves "the sister wives" get it 'cause we're sister;)

Oh yes please! :) That would sure be my favorite video ever!

Nicely done!

good work! :)

I love this!

I'm just here to remind you
Of the song you need to morph on this board
It's not fair to deny me
Of your time and your talents we all need some more

You oughta know.

I'll do "Lithium" or "God I Am" or "Superunknown."

Oh yeah! Good thinking! You Oughta Know would be perfect!

"I thought you might enjoy listening to someone else bitch for a change."

Heh.

I enjoyed reading those lyrics. Good work.

that was awsome!

Where is the "like" button when you need it?