Parody of “Hallelujah”, words and music by
Leonard Cohen
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Parody lyrics ©2025-02-15 by Bob Kanefsky. All rights reserved. The copyright of the original lyrics and music remain with the holder(s) of the original copyright.
They say there is a certain owl
Who tells you, do your lessons now.
Don’t drop in rank; let every other thing go.
They’ve made it look like D&D:
With potions, treasure chests, XP.
One taste and you’re enthralled by Duolingo.
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Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. |
It’s full of wacky characters:
The ex-spy grandma who prefers
A high-stakes poker game to playing Bingo.
The single dad who’s quite a fool
The goth girl who thinks purple’s cool.
Their neighbors, kith and kin on Duolingo.
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Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. |
You could take Klingon just for fun,
Along with High Valerian.
Then Spanish will seem simple for a gringo.
That paves the way for Portuguese
More challenging is Japanese.
There’s several dozen tongues on Duolingo.
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Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. |
The science research makes it plain
That language learning helps the brain
Much more than nootropic herbs like gingko.
And so does mathematic skill
And music practice also will.
Despite the name, they’re both in Duolingo.
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Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. |
Its math approach is kinda cool
In case you slept through middle school.
Then learn to play piano good as Ringo.
I’m on a three or four year streak.
I swear I could survive a week
With nothing on my phone but Duolingo.
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Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. Duolingo. |