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Song Parodies -> "U-boat Bubbles"

Original Song Title:

"Tiny Bubbles"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Don Ho

Parody Song Title:

"U-boat Bubbles"

Parody Written by:

Robert D. Arndt Jr.

The Lyrics

U-boats during WW2 used many decoys to foil enemy sonar and periscopes and one of the most interesting was a decoy called BOLD. BOLD was a chemical cylinder 3.9" in diameter that once launched from the U-boat absorbed sea water that mixed with calcium hydride to form a screen of hydrogen bubbles. A valve opened and closed so that the cylinder stayed around 98 ft depth. This usually bought the U-boat 20-25 minutes to escape or dive. BOLD progressed in numbers 1-5, the last in 1945 allowing a depth of 695 ft. Two other decoys were often used in conjunction- Sieglinde which provided a false acoustic signature than matched a U-boat and Siegmunde that produced loud explosions to "black-out" sonar.
U-boat bubbles (U-boat bubbles)
C Hydride (C Hydride)
U-boat decoy (U-boat decoy)
Buys boat some time (Buys boat some time)

U-boat bubbles (U-boat bubbles)
From a small cylinder
Forms a screen to hide from sonar
So that the U-boat can dive

Put to use since ‘42
With U-boat Type VIIIC
25 minutes at most
For escaping

Most U-boats had gotten away
Sonar sweeps led astray
Enemy they missed
Lived to fight another day…

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John Jenkins - November 26, 2012 - Report this comment
Not too funny, but very enlightening.
Rob Arndt - November 26, 2012 - Report this comment
Parodies don't have to be humorous as most here are sarcastic and witty. I write dark and morbid, and tackle topics others won't go near. A lot of my parodies are info-types reflecting my knowledge. In this case I took Ho's bubbles and mated them to a U-boat!

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