NCW Libraries

For decades Ray Stevens has been one of music's most enduring novelty acts, thanks to his original and hilarious songs. Here ten of his most popular hits, including The Streak, showcase his blend of country and humor.

Provides silly, school-themed lyrics to popular tunes.

When a talented but hapless traveling songwriter (Henry Phillips) moves to LA to shake things up, his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel makes him the victim of a vicious rumor in the tabloids....

Provides new, food-themed lyrics to the classic Christmas song as a family gathers for a meal that involves building a snowman from tomatoes, playing olive hockey, and being bored by aunts and uncles.

An adaptation of the traditional folk song, "There's a Hole in the Bottom of the Sea," with additional repetition and tongue twisters. Includes sheet music. There's a log on the bottom of the lake There's a log on the bottom of the lake There's a log? There's a log! There's a log on the bottom of the lake. But it turns out there's a a whole lot more than just a log on the bottom of this lake! A cumulative text featuring repetition and tongue-twisters...