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When I went to LifeTeen Camp CoveCrest in July, one of my new friends told me about a song called "The Catholica Song", a parody to Adam Sandler's "The Hanukah Song". She could only remember the part that went, "Put on your Scapula, It's great to be a Catholica." When I got home, I did a web search to try to find the lyrics to this song, but my results were disappointing. The internet search engine made it seem like no such song even existed. I then went to the LifeTeen.com message boards to see if anyone knew the song. No one did. Finally, I used my determination in a more creative way: I decided to write my own song. So, without further adue, here is my version of "The Catholica Song", an adaptation of a parody of Adam Sandler's "The Chanukah Song."

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Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cath'lica

We're on the right path-lica

Becuase we're Cath'lica

Catholicism is an apostolic church

And some of us aren't too wild about stem cell research

But if you feel like the only kid in town who prays the Rosary

Here's a list of Catholics, just like you and me:

Kelsey Grammar follows the Pope

So does Liam Neeson and the late Bob Hope

Guess who celebrated Mass while in the West Wing?

John F. Kennedy and NBC's Martin Sheen

Mel Gibson's Catholic, Mel Brooks is a Jew

Put them together and you get Mel the Cashew

With so many Catholics how can you be uncertain?

When can read the Bible with Reading Rainbow's Levar Burton

Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cathol'ca

We fear God's wrath-lica

Because we're Cath'lica

We've got James Belushi, who sometimes goes as Jim

Jay Leno is Catholic and so is his chin

Although Bing Crosby went to meet St. Peter

You know he was a Catholic, just like Derek Jeter

John Travolta was raised Catholic, but no longer makes the Sign of the Cross

Now he's a Protestant, but it's his loss

So many Catholics in show biz

Kerry Kittles is Catholic (but I don't know who he is!)

Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cath'lica

Always study math-lica

You crazy, crazy Cath'licas

So take a bubble bath-lica

Watch Power Rangers Star Ship Galactica

On God's behalf-lica

Be a happy, happy, happy, happy Cath'lica!

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By the way, I never said the aforementioned celebrities are good Catholics. I don't know who actually lives by the faith and who just uses it as a religious label. *shrugs*

-Mark

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Jake Huether

dUSt,

You have GOT to put this on the CD (maybe as a bonus or something). Oh! It would be hot hot hot. Shoot! Seriously, this could go on the radio!

Hah! I just thought about it. You know how Wierd Al does adaptations of songs? Maybe we could get him to do this one! Is he Catholic?

Oh, that would be friggin amesome!

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dUSt,

You have GOT to put this on the CD (maybe as a bonus or something).  Oh!  It would be hot hot hot.  Shoot!  Seriously, this could go on the radio! 

Hah!  I just thought about it.  You know how Wierd Al does adaptations of songs?  Maybe we could get him to do this one!  Is he Catholic?

Oh, that would be friggin amesome!

The group "Apologetix" does Christian parodies. the lead singer/songwriter was raised Catholic (fallen away, though.. :() so some of their songs have a Catholic feel to them. ;) Pretty funny stuff!!

All for the Immaculata,

Katrina

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geetarplayer

Some points to ponder:

Jake, I don't mind if you e-mail it to your friends.

Remember, Adam Sandler wrote the music to this. Before you put it on a CD, you need to get his permission to parodize it.

By the way, my name is Mark LaBelle. I wrote the parodized words. So nyah. B)

And also, there might be another version of it floating around somewhere that we have never heard the full version of. Then again, there might not be.

And I don't think Al is Catholic.

-Mark

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I LOVE THIS!!!! It's great! How did you do it, I mean, it looks like it took you a long time....(or maybe that's because I'm not too talented with stuff like this!

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geetarplayer

We've got James Belushi, who sometimes goes as Jim

Jay Leno is Catholic and so is his chin

Actually, I'm not completely sure if Jay Leno is Catholic. So let's do this instead:

We've got James Belushi, and Andy Garcia,

Same goes for Peirce Brosnan, Carson Daly, and Aaliyah

And VeraMaria, I didn't write it all by myself. I had some help. *wink wink nudge nudge hint hint say-no-more*

-Mark

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Two things:

About 9 years ago, I read that Kelsey Grammer's then-fiancee was Catholic but that Grammer wasn't , yet he attended Mass with her. But maybe he converted; I don't know.

As for John Travolta, he's not Protestant; he a Scientologist.

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I read that Kelsey Grammar attended a Mass and that's all I needed to jump to the conclusion of his Catholicism. Also, I didn't know there was a difference between Protestantism and Scientology. Thanks, Dave!

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"The Catholica Song (revised)"

Words by Mark LaBelle

Music by Adam Sandler

Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cath'lica

We're on the right path-lica

Becuase we're Cath'lica

Catholicism is an apostolic church

And some of us aren't too wild about stem cell research

But if you feel like the only kid in town who prays the Rosary

Here's a list of Catholics, just like you and me:

Carson Daly follows the Pope

So does Liam Neeson and the late Bob Hope

Guess who celebrated Mass while in the West Wing?

John F. Kennedy and NBC's Martin Sheen

Mel Gibson's Catholic, Mel Brooks is a Jew

Put them together and you get Mel the Cashew

With so many Catholics how can you be uncertain?

When you can read the Bible with Reading Rainbow's Levar Burton

Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cath'lica

We fear God's wrath-lica

Because we're Cath'lica

We've got James Belushi, and Andy Garcia

Same goes for Pierce Brosnan, Tom Arnold, and Aaliyah

Although Bing Crosby has gone to meet St. Peter

He was a Catholic, just like Derek Jeter

John Travolta was raised Catholic, but no longer makes the Sign of the Cross

Now he's a Scientologist, but it's his loss

So many Catholics in show biz

Kerry Kittles is Catholic (but I don't know who he is!)

Put on your Scapula

It's great to be a Cath'lica

Always study math-lica

You crazy, crazy Cath'licas

So take a bubble bath-lica

Watch Power Rangers Star Ship Galactica

On God's behalf-lica

Be a happy, happy, happy, happy Cath'lica!

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