The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Like a Surgeon" by the artist ""Weird Al" Yankovic"

"Like a Surgeon" by "Weird Al" Yankovic is a parody of Madonna's song "Like a Virgin." The humor stems from the comical discrepancy between the seriousness and responsibility of a surgeon's profession and the clumsiness, even danger, of the lyrical hero's actions.

The song's protagonist has just graduated from medical school, seemingly by a miracle, according to his own words. He confesses his incompetence, fear of lawsuits, and lack of confidence in his actions. The lyrics are full of medical terminology used incorrectly or in absurd contexts, which enhances the comedic effect. For example, the surgeon asks for "all the gauze" while the patient is "fading fast," indicating a more serious problem than bleeding.

The phrase "I'll turn him inside out…and see what he had for lunch," while completely ridiculous from a medical standpoint, parodies the curiosity and thirst for knowledge attributed to surgeons in popular culture.

Ultimately, the song mocks the idealized image of surgeons as infallible heroes by portraying them as ordinary people capable of mistakes, fear, and incompetence.