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Dear, Abby...

Here's a good cover of the song for those of you not familiar with it. I wanted to put the Man himself on here, but all the videos of him were in-concert bootlegs and the sound wasn't real good. So anyway, check it out and then you'll have a better feel for the tempo if you'd like to contribute a verse or two.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Ui-SMZLaQ

Music by John Prine

Lyrics by Tigernut

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby,

I think it’s a sin

My fav’rite foot-ball team just can’t seem to win

I spend all my money on jerseys and such

Is one little double-u asking too much?

Signed, Sad Rams Fan

 

Sad Rams Fan, Sad Rams Fan

You have no complaint

The Rams are the Rams and the Saints they just ain’t

Stop wasting your money to sup-port that team

And catch the first Greyhound to ol’ New Orleans

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby,

I like my new team

The fans are behind me, or so it would seem

I give all I got, but sometimes they still boo

And tell me I’m older than Mr. Magoo

Signed, ‘4’ Viking

 

4 Viking, 4 Viking

You know how it works

You win, you’re a hero, you lose, you’re a jerk

It’s part of the game and you know that is true

And nobody’s lucky as Mr. Magoo

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby,

Don’t know what to do

Our #1 draft pick plays like "number two"

The team’s more embarrassing, year after year

The owner’s to blame; yes I think that is clear

Signed, Red Raider

 

Red Raider, Red Raider

Here’s what you can do

Just cut a few holes in a brown bag or two

No face paint, no Mohawk, just wear them instead

Stop wishing an old man would fall on his head

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby,

They say I’m a pain

I’m selfish, a diva, I’m making it rain

Since I am the greatest they’ve seen play this game

It must be their fault, so I can’t take the blame

Signed, Bill’s Wideout

 

Bill’s Wideout, Bill’s Wideout,

I think I can see

That maybe you should ask yourself “Is it me?”

You can’t be the greatest until you start seeing

You first have to be just a great human being

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby

Why isn’t it fine

To eat a good hotdog while on the sideline?

My stomach was empty, I needed some food

What else in the heck was I supposed to do?

Signed, Green Gut-check

 

Green Gut-check, Green Gut-check

No need to explain

A jet needs some fuel to fly in this game

Forget what the idiots think about you

They won’t be complaining if you win a few

 

Dear Abby, dear Abby
Yo, what’s the big deal?
So I said some things that express how I feel
I said I was sorry, what more can I do?
I’m just mad ’cause my team plays like dooky-poo
Signed, Chief Larry

Chief Larry, Chief Larry
It’s not what you said
Ok, I am lying, it is what you said
Your apology’s hollow, you need to do more
Now, let this nice officer show you the door. 

Dear Abby, dear Abby,
I just can't believe
My team blew a 1st quarter, 3 touchdown lead
They gave up the run game and the D fell apart
And ripped out the hope inside every fan's heart
Signed, Blue Dolphin

Blue Dolphin, Blue Dolphin
I know how you feel
My team used to pull off that very same deal
Don't know if you heard of 'em, so I will ask
Oh wait, they're the same ones that just kicked your ass

Dear Abby, dear Abby,
I’m worried as hell
Is my team that good or too early to tell?
If I get my hopes up, they might make me grieve
Should I still be cautious or should I believe?
Signed, Burned Who Dat

Burned Who Dat, Burned Who Dat

There’s nothing to fear

The way they are playing, it looks like their year

They’re not like the old teams who wore black and gold

Start saving for tickets to the Super Bowl

 

Signed, Dear Abby.

P.S. Write your own lyric! Pro-Saints, anti-Saints, it doesn't matter. As long as it has to do with the NFL or one of its teams. Just make us laugh! I'll choose the best and send the winners a cool prize!

This FanPost was written by a reader and member of Canal Street Chronicles. It does not necessarily reflect the views of CSC and its staff or editors.

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great here's another

dear abbey dear abbey
i dont know what to say
my team is terrible and just cant play
we’d like to soar like a falcon not like a duck
but are players and coaches all seem to suck
signed atlanta fan

altanta fan atlanta fan
try not to cry
your team is bad they dont seem to try
your offense is lost they dont have a clue
your defense plays like they have the swine flu

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 27, 2009 12:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

LOL! Awesome!

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 27, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Welcome Fellow Who Dat

What part of Mississippi?

This is OUR year!! Yea, I said it. Who Dat!!!

by Big and Easy on Oct 27, 2009 3:27 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

vancleave ms. about 35 miles north of biloxi area

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 27, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I know right where that is

Greenwood, here.

This is OUR year!! Yea, I said it. Who Dat!!!

by Big and Easy on Oct 27, 2009 4:40 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Biloxi

in tha house!!

by BigChief on Oct 30, 2009 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Petal here!!!

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Nov 1, 2009 4:13 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

cool

i think this post is one of the best i ever read so it took awhile but i finally came with one to go along with it
i think more people should try and make a rhyme

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 27, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Started something now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love it all………………………Keep em coming !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by saint-sly on Oct 27, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

here ya go

dear abbey dear abbey
let me complain
when i watch my team it gives me a pain
they cant run the ball and they cant throw a pass
they play the first quarter then run out of gas
the thought they were good but they’re really just crap
if i watch the saints game i’ll probably just snap
signed falcon owner

falcon owner falcon owner
stay behind a fence
your offence is bad but so is your defence
your special team tries without a chance
thats why the thought of the saints makes you pee your pants

by simone219 on Oct 27, 2009 1:50 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Awesome!

Good job Tigernut!

"You don't know. You just don't know. You may think you know, but you don't know. And you never will." Jim Mora

by kman71 on Oct 27, 2009 2:01 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Excellent, CP! I knew you'd be good for a stanza or two.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 27, 2009 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

EXCELLENT!!!

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Nov 1, 2009 4:28 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I thought I was the only one

that listen to John Prine.

Way cool post.

This is OUR year!! Yea, I said it. Who Dat!!!

by Big and Easy on Oct 27, 2009 3:32 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Abby, dear Abby
So, what’s the big deal?
A queer is a queer and that’s just how I feel
I said I was sorry, what more can I do?
I’m just mad ’cause my team plays like dooky-poo
Signed, Chief Larry

Chief Larry, Chief Larry
It’s not what you said
Ok, I am lying, it is what you said
Your apology’s hollow, you need to do more
Now, let this nice officer show you the door.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 27, 2009 3:53 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ROFLMMFAO!

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 27, 2009 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

+1

"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

by Cajun in CA on Oct 27, 2009 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Awesome

rec’d

Geaux Saints!

by viper4dx on Oct 27, 2009 11:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

great!

Superbowl bound!!!...I know! do you?! Go Saints!!

by skinnykinney on Oct 29, 2009 5:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I am so freakin' confused

whatever.

Wanna say something? Sign up! It's free!

by Saintsational on Oct 27, 2009 6:07 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Abby, dear Abby
I feel so confused
My posters all rhyming and seeming amused
I don’t know the tune or the flippin’ refrain
I’m feeling left out like a cat in the rain
Signed, Lost Blogger

Lost Blogger, Lost Blogger
Now, stop your sad whine
Just go to YouTube, find ‘Dear Abby, John Prine’
The tune is real easy, the words are a kick
And you won’t have to feel left out like a …cat.

Yours, Dear Abby

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 27, 2009 8:09 PM CDT up reply actions   1 recs

OMMFG!!!

Coffee shot out of my nose!!! That is perfection!!!

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Nov 1, 2009 4:19 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LMAO!

Every one of these really made me laugh out loud. This stuff is great! You guys are really talented.

by dmcgoey on Oct 27, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

sounded fun so i'll join!...

dear abby, dear abby
I told you I’d phone,
my team played the saints, all on their own
They got passed on and rushed, like will’i-iam hung.
I spit and I spat as bite off my tongue.
Signed, disbeliever

Disbeliever, disbeliever
I’m sorry you came,
but to tell you the truth, we are destined for fame,
see saw you spit, we know that you spat
but by the end of this year you’ll be sayin “Who Dat!?”

I am a jack of all, and master of none

by doublewide on Oct 28, 2009 12:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

damn non previewed post..

see saw = we saw
as bite = as I bit

you get the idea :)

I am a jack of all, and master of none

by doublewide on Oct 28, 2009 12:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Great Post - New Orleans as a City and its Saints' Fans Particularly

have always been Optimus Prime when compared to every other US city.

No surprise that after 43 years of chasing the top of the hill, Saints fans will show all other NFL fans a completely different twist to handling success and being the top dawg.

It is threads like this and so many other uniquely New Orleans Saints’ fans moments of expression still to come this special season that will have many thru out the NFL saying it was worth the 43 year wait!!

by Dempsey63 on Oct 28, 2009 1:11 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Abby, Dear Abby
We’re ready to shine,
Time after time we’ve finished behind.
In 2006 we got such a teasin’,
“Wait til next year”, Next year is THIS season.
Throw it to Colston, Meachum or Moore,
Show em a post an’ we’ll teach em’ to score.
We run it with Thomas, we run it with Bell,
Bush, Evans, and Shockey, we’ve done it so well.
We hosted Detroit and won it with ease,
6 scores for Brees, 6 Saints with T.D.‘s.
Up north for the Eagles, 2-0 we’ve started,
Plucked the Birds IN PHILLY, I think the league just “sharted”!
What happened in Buffalo we didn’t expect,
We won it with defense, Bring em’ on, who’s next.
Some guy named Rex is bringing the Jets?
We past that test without playing our best.
Anyone else in New York? We put the Giant to sleep,
By my calculations, that’s a New York sweep.
A 5-0 beast when they walked through our door,
and WE have a feast while 8 Saints score.
Back on the ROAD this time it’s the Phins,
Down 21 points we STILL add to our wins.
I found our next vacation, though we’ve already been,
I’m thinking Miami in February, 2010?
Signed, Who Dat Family, CSC

Abby’s reply at a later date.

I don’t know if I went with the beat because I don’t know the song! LOL

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth." --Mike Tyson

by vicvega26 on Oct 28, 2009 4:11 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Link to the song is now posted up top.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 28, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Added a link to the song and a new verse up top.

Show us what you got fans! I’ll choose the best lyric and send the winner a prize. No kidding. And it dont have to be pro-Saints and if it’s anti-Saints, I won’t hold that against ya. Just make me laugh!

And it’s a really cool prize, too.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 28, 2009 7:48 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

BOOM!

LOCK!

Fat, dumb, and happy. Hell, two out of three ain't bad!

by Just 'Nother Day on Oct 28, 2009 8:03 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

how's this

Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey
I just want to say
I luv to play football every sunday
My team is so awesome
They really kick ass
We’ll roll through our schedule
Like its made of glass
This sunday we play inside of the dome
The falcons will limp all the way home
signed Drew Brees

Drew Brees,Drew Brees
I really like you
This seems so formal
Let me just call you Drew
I would like to address
the way your team plays
It’s awesome it’s great
I could watch it for days
I like your reivers
Your running backs too
But they would all be lost
If it wasnt for Drew

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 28, 2009 8:44 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

oops

thats recievers not reivers

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 28, 2009 8:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Pretty good.

Dear Abby letters are all about people voicing their problems and concerns, asking her advice, not really bragging. Another thing, Dear Abby letters are always signed with an alias that usually has to do with the letter’s theme. Good job, though, and you can enter as many times as you want. Also, click the link up top so you know the tune. More points for you if I can sing your iyrics to it.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 28, 2009 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'll try one

Dear Abby, Dear Abby
Am I a bust?
I run backwards and forwards as I must.
I can’t find the hole, it must be outside,
I’ll run to the edge, maybe I can hide.
Signed Saint 25

Saint 25, Saint 25
Don’t sweat it my friend,
it’ll all work out when we reach the end.
We’ll be playing for keeps when we reach our goal.
The 2009 Saints in the SUPER BOWL!

"Never interrupt your enemy when he's making a mistake." -- Napoleon Bonaparte

by Cajun in CA on Oct 28, 2009 9:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Another

Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
How the hell’d I get here?
Should have known that coach Zorn was no Coach Of the Year.
I at least thought he’d manage to call football plays,
And not lose that job to me in less than twelve days.
So now I ask you should I be this guy’s mentor,
Or go back and call Bingo at the Community Center?
Signed, Skin Shermy

Skin Shermy, Skin Shermy,
Don’t give up on your goal,
‘Member when stock-boy Warner led the Rams to the ’bowl?
The Season’s not over, there’s lots to go through,
And you have lots of backing from Snyder and Crew.
Plus if ever you find the grass isn’t so green,
Grandma’s always need folks to shout “I-19”

by Mrbraves1 on Oct 28, 2009 11:42 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thumbs up!

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Nov 2, 2009 12:19 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

For whatever reason, this thread wasn’t showing up for me earlier this afternoon. I posted a Dear Abby letter here instead.

"Paralyze resistance with persistence" -Woody Hayes

by coldpizza on Oct 28, 2009 11:58 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

lol

Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
Please read our problems below…
1. forty million for a scoreboard that hangs too low
2. a quarterback named tony that plays like a homo
3. we got rid of a whiner named T.O.
4. now all we have is austin, the rest of the receivers blow
5. i spend all my money, i have billions you know
6. but our last playoff win was a decade ago
jerry jones

Jerry Jones, Jerry Jones,
heres what you must do
bring back staubach, dorsett, and irvin too
give them some geritol and dress them in silver and blue
when dorsett goes 90 yards, in his Hoveround Scooter
maybe then you wont feel like a free agent looter

by saintsfan77 on Oct 29, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

here's a shot at the buc's

Dear Abbey, Dear Abbey
I feel so sad
Our cheerleaders are ugly
And our team is so bad
We had a good team
And we got a little lucky
But for some reason we dont know
They fired old chuckie
Now we watch every week
Just hoping to win
But then we play the game
And we lose again
signed tampa bay

Tampa Bay,Tampa
Whats that you say
Your team is a mess,And i couldnt care less
As i think of your coach,I sit here unfazed
If i had the choice ,He would be tazed
So go cry to the owner,Of this awful team
But he doesn’t care,Or so it would seem
It could be worst,So you are told
At least this weeks opponents,Aren’t wearing black and gold

by mississippisaintsfan on Oct 29, 2009 10:45 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now yer gettin' it! Ha!

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Nov 2, 2009 12:20 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

O.K. A little Carolina flavor

Dear Abby, Dear Abby,
I’m a Cajun in Carolina
And I feel so alone.
Oh how I long
for my horses and home.

Dear Jake, Dear Jake
The Charlotte sport shows are
being so cruel.
Don’t those guys play
by the Golden Rule?
Going on and on
about your interceptions is cold.
I just hope to see five more
against the Black and Gold.

A SAINT in Panther country

by carolinasaintsfan on Oct 29, 2009 4:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Abby, dear Abby
I don’t understand
Just why SBNation’s site did have me banned
I sure didn’t think I did anything wrong
We were just having fun with an old John Prine song
Si-iiiigned, Head Scratcher

Head Scratcher, Head Scratcher
Everything is now fine
Just don’t make too many posts at the same time
They don’t like the spammers and scammers and trolls
’Cause everyone knows that those guys have no souls

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Oct 29, 2009 5:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Dear Abby, Dear Abby
We want to go home.
We started in LA now we play in a dome.
We were once called “The Greatest Show on the Turf”
Now we just want to go, and play by the surf.
Signed, Miss L. A.

Miss L. A., Miss L. A.
Should stay where you are.
The fans in LA, they stay stuck in their cars.
There are too many teams that call that place home.
As matter of fact, no one’s noticed you’ve gone.

Yours, Dear Abby

Before you pick your Super Bowl winner ask yourself this: Can you name an offense that can keep pace with the Saints?- Jerome Bettis

by Dan39465 on Nov 1, 2009 7:13 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

LOL! That's coldly hilarious.

The only thing worse than losing is not winning.

by Tigernut on Nov 2, 2009 12:21 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs


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