Friday July 31, 2020 “Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)” John Fred & His Playboy Band

It's frivolous Friday and here we have a mondegreen of “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds”.

 A mondegreen you say?  Unbeknownst to me, until this discovery,  a mondegreen is ‘a  mishearing or misinterpretation of a phrase in a way that gives it a new meaning’.  So John Fred, who thought the lyric was “Lucy in disguise…”  took his interpretation and crafted this foolishly frivolous, totally nonsensical one hitter.

 This song would be an international number one hit which, ironically the original (“Lucy in the Sky”) did not accomplish, nor would John Fred ever again.  “Judy in Disguise…” is still a fun, but not coherent, little tune though.

 John Fred would go on to coach high school basketball and baseball and I guess his Playboy Band simply continued on as playboys.

 Stay safe and well...and “Keep a-wearing your bracelets and your new rara's.”

Judy in disguise, well that's what you are

Lemonade pies with your brand new car

So, cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight

Judy in disguise, with glasses

 Keep a-wearing your bracelets and your new rara's

And cross your heart, yeah, with your livin' bra

Chimney Sweep Sparrow with guise

Judy in disguise, with glasses

 Come to me tonight, come to me tonight

Taking everything in sight

Except for the strings on my kite

 Judy in disguise, hey that's what you are

A lemonade pies, hey, got your brand new car

So cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight

Judy in disguise, with glasses

 Come to me tonight, come to me tonight

Taking everything in sight, except for the strings on my kite

 (Oh, uh oh, uh)

Judy in disguise, what you aiming for?

A circus of a-horror, yea yea, well that's what you are

You made me a life of ashes

I guess I'll just take your glasses