When we were in the restaurant,
Couldn’t look you in the eye,
Did you see those prices?
I wanted to cry,
Can anyone afford this?
That I really doubt,
Think I’ll skip this meal and,
Put a down payment on a house.
Cause I’m too cheap,
For this bistro,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
I bet they’re small portions,
I bet they’re a gyp,
If I have to pay for this,
I’m not gonna tip.
Did you bring your wallet?
Did you bring some cash?
I think they we might just,
Do a dine and dash.
Cause I’m too cheap,
For this bistro,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
We’re running out the door,
We’re running, we run, run, run, run,
Run
I can’t believe we did that,
I can’t believe we had the nerve,
They’ll probably post a picture of us,
That says ‘Do Not Serve’.
Cause I’m too cheap,
For this bistro,
What the hell am I doing here?
I don’t belong here.
Thanks so much to my son Jesse for helping me on guitar and vocals and making me sound so much better than I would otherwise. I love you baby!
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Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth 
This is excellent. Weird Al’s got nothin’ on you!
Thanks L.M.
I love it! Well done!!!! Nice axe too! I’d love me an Gibson SG! Is that an Ampeg SVT in the back?
Yes, actually my husband works at an upscale rehearsal studio and all the gear is rental from them. Thanks for the kind words just the same!
It must be Heaven to have access to all of that gear. Your son looks like he’s having lots of fun playing guitar with you. One of my boys plays piano, but he’s not able to play through a song yet. Someday!
So fun!!! New mother-son band! Awesome. And awesome that your son is willing to play music together, too.
Thanks Sparrow! I think it’s pretty awesome if I do say so myself!
Parent and child AWEFRIGGINSOME points just went through the roof!
Some kind of points must have gone through the roof for coining the term awfrigginsome. Nicely done!! (You did coin that one didn’t you? Have to say I haven’t heard it thus far.) Anyway, thanks Colleen!
I’m humbly accepting ownership of it. I was stuttering as I wrote it and thought I’d just put it out there! 😉 And you are welcome.
Reblogged this on By the Mighty Mumford and commented:
I LO-O-O-OVE PARODIES!!!!
Too amazing for words! Re-blogging, baby!!!!
You are too kind!
Reblogged this on My Wild Surmise and commented:
Check out rocker mom Melissa Bergen and her son, performing “Cheap”…
Hi Marissa, sorry about the name misspelling – I edited the reblog and corrected it. I have a niece named Melissa and I guess the name just accidentally poured out of my finger tips. LOL
No problem!
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finger-lickin’ good. Al Yank-a-dish better watch his Ps and Qs…um…literally. 🙂
Thanks Karen!
I think this song is the best thing I’ve ever seen on a blog. Sorry it took so long for me to watch and comment. I’ve had to conserve my mobile data this week. I keep using it all up reading WordPress on my phone.
I understand. Thanks for getting around to seeing it. I was hoping you would since I thought you might appreciate it, if I may say so myself.
Yes, I loved it. Brilliant. Awesomely cool that you and your son play together.
Ever since I read this yesterday I will forever think Cheap when I hear that Radiohead song!