The Wreck of the HHH Metro

[Bossy Monkey]

Apologies to Mr. Lightfoot and all fans of his far superior song. Explanations, if needed, can be found either here or here:
http://home.pacbell.net/chabpyne/lyrics.html
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/13/1908374/crews-to-inspect-metrodome-estimate.html

The Wreck of the HHH Metro

The legend lives on from the Swedish on down
Of the big dome they call 3H Metro
The dome is so loud that it wakes up the dead
When the rampaging Vikings go retro.

The dome was the pride of the Minneapolis side
Named after the Mall of Americ'
The fans always wear horny hats on their heads
Celebrating a people barbaric.

When football time came the old quarterback said
This shoulder is really a pisser.
With the roof blown away, let Tarvaris J. play
And get the Giants POW! right in the kisser.

Coach Frazier told Zyg the whole team's for the tubes
I'm starting to wish I was Chilly.
Zyg told the coach all we need is a roof
And AP so don't you be silly.

Does anyone know where the football gods go
When the snow makes a dome a caldera?
The pumpers all say the roof tore thirteen ways
So Brett Favre's now back out on the tundra.

It might have blown up or it might have fell down
When Ma Nature did what nature did urge her
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and Jenn Sterger.

The legend lives on from the Swedish on down
Of the concept they call infrastructure.
Twin Cities, they say, often learn the hard way
It's not something you treat as a luxur'.

[Bossy Monkey]

1. Kick a touchdown!

Well I thought it was funny.:)

[lovemydog]

2. another verse :)

Back in '98
Minnesota played great
Set the NFL record for scoring
It looked like the tide
Would finally change for their side
And their first Super Bowl victory would come roaring

Just a field goal to go
And it's to the big show
With their first ever title awaiting
But the football fates
Never thought it too late
To try something so irritating

The Vikes had no fear
Their kicker was perfect all year
Gary Anderson had made every attempt
But what happened did suck
It really sums up their bad luck
It made all the Minnesota fans so verklempt

The snap it was fine
So was the offensive line
The announcers they said it was certain
But the Vikes were outflanked
As the kick it was shanked
For the purple and gold it was curtains

It is hard to believe
They've had no championship relief
Since that brutal moment twelve seasons ago
The roof caved in that day
The collapse never quite went away
Like the wreck of the HHH Metro

[Bossy Monkey]

3. Awesome! Much better than mine!

Bonus points for rhyming verklempt.:)

[lovemydog]

4. lol, glad you liked it

Yours was much better. Hilarious. It's fun trying to rhyme to that tune!