Shameless Ostentation

"Shameless Ostentation"

Song Information Singers: John Lithgow Yeardley Smith Characters: Augustus Redfield Lisa Simpson Length: 0:56 Writer(s): Original: Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Parody lyrics: Michael Price Appearance(s): "Meat Is Murder"

"Shameless Ostentation" is a song by Augustus Redfield and Lisa Simpson.

Lyrics

Gus:

Fly with me,

And you'll see,

My whole world,

Of shameless ostentation.

I adore,

Having more,

Than Bill Gates since his,

Separation.

Rich enough to buy paradise.

If they make it, I can hoard it.

Lisa:

Got to say I just abhor it.

I want to change the world.

Gus:

You can't afford it.

There's no need,

For such greed.

But I love mass accumulation.

Best of all, it's tax-free,

Because I am technically a charity,

On a barge, in the North Sea.

Behind the Laughter

"Shameless Ostentation" is a parody of "Pure Imagination" by Gene Wilder from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Appearances

• Episode – "Meat Is Murder"