Melvin Peckerwood and The Mama's Boys - My Hero's Name Is Elmer

 When we got this recording from one of our associates, we didn't know what to think of it. My Hero's Name Is Elmer? None of us could think of any Elmer he could be talking about. It's not a name you see very often. As soon as we started to play it, we all smiled when we heard how the word 'hero' was pronounced. Hewo! It's Elmer...Elmer Fudd! 

There's been a lot of strange songs over the centuries that mankind has been writing them, but we know for sure we've never heard a tribute song to Elmer Fudd before!  The lead singer sings it like Elmer would pronounce it, and without  so much as an audible snicker or giggle. There is a term for Elmer's speech impediment: rhotacism, which with modern speech therapy can be treated, but not in poor Elmer's day evidently! 

We got the impression with the first two songs from Melvin Peckerwood and The Mama's Boys that they were for the most part a 50's/60's rock and roll style band. But with My Hero's Name Is Elmer they've shown a quirkiness that we like, and we hope there's more to come! 

My hero's name is Elmer, 

He always got the shaft! 

From the dirty low down rabbit, 

Whenever he crossed his path!

 

 Elmer Fudd, got the shaft! 

Melvin Peckerwood and The Mama's Boys

He wasn't a crazy guy! 

He just talked a little funny, 

That’s the reason why, 

 

 The trickster rabbit, always made his life miserable!

 On that you can rely! 

But the writer's at the studio 

Is the reason why!

 

 Elmer Fudd, got the shaft!

 He wasn't a crazy guy! 

He just talked a little funny, 

That’s the reason why, 

 

They always made him look dumb, 

But he's the smarter of the two! 

But when poor old Elmer got a script, 

It always made him blue! 

 

Elmer Fudd, got the shaft! 

He wasn't a crazy guy! 

He just talked a little funny, 

That’s the reason why, 

 

He wanted to put the rabbit, 

In a rabbit stew! 

He also wanted to blast him into

 A billion rabbit cutlets too! 

 

But never would they let him, 

He always ended up in a fix! 

He just talked a little funny, 

They treated him like a bunch of dicks!

 

 If I had a lot of money, 

Tell you what I'd do! 

I'd remake all those old cartoons,

 And put the rabbit in the stew! 

 

 And blast him all to smithereens, 

 lop his ears off too! 

And while I was at it, I'd have him 

Shoot that crazy duck too! 

 

 Go, my hero! Show what you could do! 

When those creeps at the studio, 

No longer told you what to do! 

My hero! Elmer!