21 What are the lyrics of the Rimmer Munchkin Song? (Red Dwarf)
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This article is from the Red Dwarf FAQ, by Patrick M. Berry pat@interpath.com with numerous contributions by others.
21 What are the lyrics of the Rimmer Munchkin Song? (Red Dwarf)
The song from The Rimmer Experience at the end of "Blue" has the following
words:
If you're in trouble, he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless, come what may
Without him, the mission would go astray
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
Without him, life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no one's slimmer
He will never need a Zimmer
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
More reliable than a garden Strimmer
He's never been mistaken for Yul Brynner
He's not bald and his head doesn't glimmer
Master of the wit and the repartee
His command of space directives is uncanny
How come he's such a genius? Don't ask me
Ask Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
He's also a fantastic swimmer
And if you play your cards right, then he just might come round
for dinner
[Xtended version only:]
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
No rhymes left now apart from quimmer
We hope they fade us out before we get to schwimmer
Fade out you stupid plimmer
The final verse is heard only in the longer version of the song included in
the "Red Dwarf VII Xtended" video.
"Zimmer" is short for Zimmerframe, a walking frame for elderly or disabled
people. It's mentioned in "Emohawk: Polymorph II" when Lister emphasises
the slowness of Starbug by saying "Kryten, the Eastbourne Zimmerframe relay
team could easily outrun us."
"Strimmer" is U.K. slang for a weed trimmer that uses a spinning length of
monofilament line. (In the U.S., it would be called a "weed eater" or "weed
whacker".)
Yul Brynner was the actor best known for playing King Mongkut of Siam in
The King and I, a role for which he shaved his head.
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