Ode to Branson

Ode to Branson is a song from the episode The Old Man and the Key. It takes place in a revue paying tribute to stars of yesteryear we haven't heard from in a long time. The music was written by Alf Clausen and the lyrics by Jon Vitti. It is the seventh track on the album The Simpsons: Testify.

Lyrics

 * Cast:
 * Remember the stars
 * You loved yesterday?
 * Where did they go?
 * Did they all pass away?


 * Was it drugs or a car crash
 * Or face lift gone wrong?
 * No, they're right here in Branson,
 * And singing this song!


 * Charo:
 * My name is Charo, I shake my maracas.


 * Mr. T]:
 * Remember, fool, I was B.A. Baracus.


 * Cast:
 * We're the performers
 * You thought were dead
 * Like Bonnie Franklin
 * And Adrian Zmed.


 * Branson's the place
 * They can always be found
 * They took Nick at Nite
 * And made it a town.


 * Ray Jay Johnson:
 * You can call me "Ray,"
 * Or you can call me "Jay,"
 * Just don't call me "washed up,"
 * I do three shows a day!


 * Charlie Callas:
 * Charlie Callas doesn't sleep in the ground
 * Yes, I'm still alive, and I'm making my sounds.


 * (Callas makes crazy sound effects)


 * Cast:
 * So sit back, relax,
 * And watch our revue.


 * Yakov Smirnoff:
 * In Soviet Union,
 * Revue watches you!