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'''Tribute to Mr. Burns''' is a song sung by [[Smithers]] and a children's choir in the episode [[Marge Gets a Job]].
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|name = "Tribute to Mr. Burns"
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|image = [[File:Springfield Nuclear Retirement.png|250px]]
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|singers = [[Harry Shearer]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]
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|characters = [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]]<br>Dancing girls
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|length =
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|writer = '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]]
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|appearance = "[[Marge Gets a Job]]"
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==Lyrics==
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'''"Tribute to Mr. Burns"''' is a song sung by [[Smithers]]. The song is sang at a retirement party for [[Jack Marley]], implying at first that the song will be about him, but it turns to be a tribute to [[Charles Montgomery Burns]] instead. Smithers sings this song in the company of a group of dancing girl.
:'''Smithers''':
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== Lyrics ==
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:There is a man...
 
:There is a man...
  
:'''Children''':
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:'''Choir:'''
 
:There is a man...
 
:There is a man...
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:A certain man...
 
:A certain man...
  
:"''Children''':
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:'''Choir:'''
 
:A certain man...
 
:A certain man...
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:A man whose grace
 
:A man whose grace
 
:And handsome face
 
:And handsome face
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:You know his name...
 
:You know his name...
  
:'''Children''':
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:'''Choir:'''
 
:You know his name...
 
:You know his name...
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:It's Mr. Burns!
 
:It's Mr. Burns!
  
:'''Children''':
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:'''Choir:'''
 
:It's Mr. Burns!
 
:It's Mr. Burns!
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:He loves to smoke.
 
:He loves to smoke.
 
:Enjoys a joke.
 
:Enjoys a joke.
  
:'''[[Mr. Burns]] and Children''':
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:'''[[Mr. Burns]] and Choir:'''
 
:Ha-ha-ha-ha!
 
:Ha-ha-ha-ha!
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:Why, he's worth ten times what he earns.
 
:Why, he's worth ten times what he earns.
  
:'''Children''':
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:'''Choir:'''
 
:He's Mr. Burns!
 
:He's Mr. Burns!
  
:'''Mr. Burns''':
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:'''Mr. Burns:'''
 
:I'm Mr. Burns!
 
:I'm Mr. Burns!
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:He's Monty Burns!
 
:He's Monty Burns!
  
:'''Mr. Burns''':
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:'''Mr. Burns:'''
 
:I'm ''Mister'' Burns!
 
:I'm ''Mister'' Burns!
  
:'''Smithers and Children''':
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:'''Smithers and Choir:'''
 
:To friends, he's known as Monty,
 
:To friends, he's known as Monty,
 
:But to you, it's Mr. Burns!
 
:But to you, it's Mr. Burns!
  
:'''Smithers''':
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:'''Smithers:'''
 
:BUR-BURBURBUR-BUR-BURNS!
 
:BUR-BURBURBUR-BUR-BURNS!
  
:'''Mr. Smithers''':
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:'''Mr. Smithers:'''
 
:Burns!
 
:Burns!
  
[[Category:Songs]]
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The song is a parody of "Tribute to Charles Foster Kane" from the 1941 film classic ''[[Citizen Kane]]''.
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== Appearances ==
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*{{ep|Marge Gets a Job}}
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[[Category:Songs by Smithers]]
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[[Category:Songs by Harry Shearer]]
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[[Category:Songs by Nancy Cartwright]]
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[[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]]

Latest revision as of 13:45, October 8, 2024

"Tribute to Mr. Burns"
Springfield Nuclear Retirement.png
Song Information
Singers: Harry Shearer
Nancy Cartwright
Yeardley Smith
Characters: Waylon Smithers, Jr.
Dancing girls
Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen
Lyrics: Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein
Appearance(s): "Marge Gets a Job"

"Tribute to Mr. Burns" is a song sung by Smithers. The song is sang at a retirement party for Jack Marley, implying at first that the song will be about him, but it turns to be a tribute to Charles Montgomery Burns instead. Smithers sings this song in the company of a group of dancing girl.

Lyrics[edit]

Smithers:
There is a man...
Choir:
There is a man...
Smithers:
A certain man...
Choir:
A certain man...
Smithers:
A man whose grace
And handsome face
Are known across the land.
You know his name...
Choir:
You know his name...
Smithers:
It's Mr. Burns!
Choir:
It's Mr. Burns!
Smithers:
He loves to smoke.
Enjoys a joke.
Mr. Burns and Choir:
Ha-ha-ha-ha!
Smithers:
Why, he's worth ten times what he earns.
Choir:
He's Mr. Burns!
Mr. Burns:
I'm Mr. Burns!
Smithers:
He's Monty Burns!
Mr. Burns:
I'm Mister Burns!
Smithers and Choir:
To friends, he's known as Monty,
But to you, it's Mr. Burns!
Smithers:
BUR-BURBURBUR-BUR-BURNS!
Mr. Smithers:
Burns!

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The song is a parody of "Tribute to Charles Foster Kane" from the 1941 film classic Citizen Kane.

Appearances[edit]