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'''Adequate''' is a song sung mainly by [[Groundskeeper Willie]] when [[Lisa]] was trying to turn him into a gentleman from a slob and trying to teach him manners.
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{{Song
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|name= Adequate
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|image= [[File:Adequate.png|250px]]
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|singers= [[Dan Castellaneta]]<br>[[Yeardley Smith]]<br>[[Nancy Cartwright]]
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|characters= [[Groundskeeper Willie]]<br>[[Homer Simpson]]<br>[[Lisa Simpson]]<br>[[Bart Simpson]]
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|length= 0:54
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|writer= '''Music:''' [[Alf Clausen]]<br>'''Lyrics:''' [[Michael Price]]
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|album= ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''
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|appearance= "[[My Fair Laddy]]"
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}}
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'''"Adequate"''' is a song sung mainly by [[Groundskeeper Willie]] when [[Lisa]] was trying to turn him into a gentleman from a slob and trying to teach him manners.
  
 
== Lyrics ==
 
== Lyrics ==
:'''[[Lisa]]''':
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:'''Groundskeeper Willie:'''
:''Willie, I hope I'm not being too personal, but you seem resigned to a life of abject squalor.''
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:All I want,
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:Is a place sumwhere.
  
:'''Groundskeeper Willie''':
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:''[pause]''
:''Ma fam'ly's used to it.  Me granfather used to get sent down into th' mines to make sure it was safe fer th' canaries.''
 
  
:'''Lisa''':
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:'''Lisa:'''
:''Don't you ever hope for anything better?''
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:''Annnnnd?''
  
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:'''Groundskeeper Willie:'''
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:''That's it.''
  
:'''[[Bart]]''' (speaking):
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:'''[[Bart]]:'''
 
:''Maybe you could aim a little higher.''
 
:''Maybe you could aim a little higher.''
  
:'''Groundskeeper Willie''' (speaking):
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:'''Groundskeeper Willie:'''
 
:''Well, let's see.''
 
:''Well, let's see.''
(singing)
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:Oh, to have me shack rebilt,
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:Oh, to have me shack rebuilt,
:Git my rotten teeth all drilt,
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:Get my rotten teeth all dril't,
:Sumthing on underneath me kilt.
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:Something on underneath me kilt.
 
:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
 
:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
  
 
:Matching shoes for both me feet,
 
:Matching shoes for both me feet,
 
:Dining on untainted meat,
 
:Dining on untainted meat,
:A toilet wot still has its seat.
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:A toilet what still has its seat.
  
:'''[[Homer]]''':
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:'''[[Homer]]:'''
 
:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
 
:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
  
:'''Lisa and Bart''':
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:'''Lisa and Bart:'''
:Adequate, adequate.
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:Adequate.
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:Adequate.
  
:'''Groundskeeper Willie''':
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:'''Groundskeeper Willie:'''
:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate? I do want ta better me lot.  To live like a normal—
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:Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
 
 
:'''Bart''' (interrupting song):
 
:''Heeeeey, that's great, good night.''
 
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
It is a parody of the song "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" from the musical ''My Fair Lady''. The music was written by [[Alf Clausen]] and the lyrics by [[Michael Price]]. It is part of the thirtieth track on the album [[The Simpsons: Testify]].
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It is a parody of the song "{{W|Wouldn't It Be Loverly}}" from the musical ''{{W|My Fair Lady}}''. It is part of the "[[My Fair Laddy (Medley)]]" track on the album ''[[The Simpsons: Testify]]''.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|My Fair Laddy}}
 
*{{ep|My Fair Laddy}}
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*{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}}
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{{The Simpsons Testify}}
  
[[Category:Songs]]
 
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Parody songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Groundskeeper Willie]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Groundskeeper Willie]]
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[[Category:Songs by Lisa]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Lisa]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Bart]]
 
[[Category:Songs by Bart]]
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[[Category:Songs by Dan Castellaneta]]
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[[Category:Songs by Yeardley Smith]]
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[[Category:Songs by Nancy Cartwright]]

Latest revision as of 08:12, October 22, 2019

Adequate
Adequate.png
Song Information
Singers: Dan Castellaneta
Yeardley Smith
Nancy Cartwright
Characters: Groundskeeper Willie
Homer Simpson
Lisa Simpson
Bart Simpson
Length: 0:54
Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen
Lyrics: Michael Price
Album: The Simpsons: Testify
Appearance(s): "My Fair Laddy"

"Adequate" is a song sung mainly by Groundskeeper Willie when Lisa was trying to turn him into a gentleman from a slob and trying to teach him manners.

Lyrics[edit]

Groundskeeper Willie:
All I want,
Is a place sumwhere.
[pause]
Lisa:
Annnnnd?
Groundskeeper Willie:
That's it.
Bart:
Maybe you could aim a little higher.
Groundskeeper Willie:
Well, let's see.
Oh, to have me shack rebuilt,
Get my rotten teeth all dril't,
Something on underneath me kilt.
Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
Matching shoes for both me feet,
Dining on untainted meat,
A toilet what still has its seat.
Homer:
Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?
Lisa and Bart:
Adequate.
Adequate.
Groundskeeper Willie:
Oh, wouldn't it be adequate?

Behind the Laughter[edit]

It is a parody of the song "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" from the musical My Fair Lady. It is part of the "My Fair Laddy (Medley)" track on the album The Simpsons: Testify.

Appearances[edit]