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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Party at the Leper Colony" by the artist ""Weird Al" Yankovic"

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The song "Party at the Leper Colony" by "Weird Al" Yankovic is a satirical commentary on how society stigmatizes and fears certain groups of people.

Under the guise of a lighthearted party, the song delivers a biting satire of the prejudice and discrimination faced by people with leprosy. Through humor, the song mocks the ignorance and fear surrounding the disease.

The description of the party with "finger foods" and guests "dancing 'til their feet fall off" creates a grotesque image, highlighting the stereotypical perception of lepers as "other" or "different." The image of a girl who "swallowed her tongue" and "started to come unglued" is both shocking and a mockery of the fear of the physical manifestations of the disease.

However, the lyrics can also be interpreted more broadly as a metaphor for any social group that is stigmatized. The "leper colony" becomes a symbol of isolation and alienation faced by people who are perceived as different from the "norm."

The recurring phrase "Party at the Leper Colony" takes on a sarcastic tone. Instead of being a grim or frightening event, the party becomes a symbol of resilience and joie de vivre, demonstrating that even in the face of discrimination, people find the strength for joy and togetherness.

Finger food and an ice cold keg

It won't cost you an arm and a leg

Dance all night to a rotten band

Come on, people, let's give 'em a hand

Saturday night, it's the place to be

Everybody cut footloose with me

At the party at the leper colony

Oh, there's a party at the leper colony

Hey

Met a little lady so pretty and young

She was quite a little talker 'till the cat got her tongue

She oozed up beside me, I turned on my charm

Well, pretty soon she was completely disarmed

I said, "Girl, now don't fall to pieces on me"

But she cried her eyes out — literally

At the party at the leper colony

Oh, there's a party at the leper colony

Hey, hey

Hey now, buddy, don't you give me no lip

Sorry I was using your head for dip

There's a guy in the hot tub, I don't know who

Wait a minute, it looks like Stu

Well, hold the phone now, what do I see?

Another pretty mama got her eye on me

At the party at the leper colony

Oh, there's a party at the leper colony

There's a party at the leper colony

(Party at the leper colony)

There's a party at the leper colony

(Party at the leper colony)

Oh, there's a party at the leper colony

Yeah, party at the leper colony

Well, there's a party at the leper colony

(Party at the leper colony)

Hey

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