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From the album The Presidents of the United States of America, Lump was a #1 hit for Presidents of the United States of America in 1995.

Songwriter:
Chris Ballew & The Presidents of the United States of America

J's Journal:
Although our society today constantly focuses on obesity, the Bible doesn't single out very many people as overweight. Eglon, the king of Moab, is one of them. Judges 3:17 says very bluntly that he was "a very fat man." He oppressed Israel until a judge named Ehud assassinated him in a way that actually used his weight against him. We thought we'd be polite and just refer to Eglon as "plump."
Stats:
Genre: Grunge
Length: 2:09

Plump
Parody of "Lump" by Presidents of the United States of America
(Judges 3:12-30)

Plump man on a throne with a body large
Totally controlling Israel from afar
From Moab he had come upon us
He seldomly refused when he passed a McDonald's
He's plump, he's plump -- he's been widespread
He's plump, he's plump, he's plump -- politely said
Plump King Eglon made life a pain
So the Israelites all cried to God to end his reign
God sent Ehud to save the land
In Judges chapter 3 it talks about his secret plan
He's plump, he's plump -- a king-size bed
He's plump, he's plump, he's plump -- he might regret
Eglon was left alone with Ehud because
He said to the king, "I've got a word from God"
He pulled a sword out from underneath
Plump got the point; it went very deep
He's plump, he's plump -- he's been quiet
He's plump, he's plump, he's plump -- he might be dead
Is Eglon out of our hair? I think so
Is Eglon out of his chair? I think so
Was Eglon caught unprepared? I think so
Where's Eglon? Down over there

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