This one is based on “Superman’s Song,” made unforgettable by Crash Test Dummies lead singer Brad Roberts and his unique hangdog voice. It will also always remind me of a true superman in terms of spirit and courage: the late Christopher Reeve. May he rest in peace. Link to original lyrics: http://www.crashtestdummies.net/Albums/TheGhostsThatHauntMe.asp#3

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“House’s Song”

House acts as if he doesn’t like humans

He hates that they lie when they’re facing imminent harm

They’re whacked, that’s just a fact and they bungle

But Doctor House, he has them figured out

He takes it for granted, “everybody lies” so

He keeps digging until he uncovers what’s really happening

Doctor House could have made lots of money

From pharmaceutical companies or private funding

But he floats amidst the sea of humanity,

A man apart, as he heals and treats them

Hey nobs, House does a great job

He could have worked in any lab

In the United States, experimenting on lab rats and apes, but he did not

Even when the leads he’s following seem dead

And his theories crumble House makes himself

Stay strong, so what if an idea’s wrong, he keeps going

House’s humour stings but is contagiously funny

He takes great delight in tormenting Cuddy

Even when he despairs at all the suffering he sees

He refuses to give in

Doctor Cuddy is the hospital administrator and Queen of cotton swabs and surgical tape

She thinks House is an S.O.B. but admits as a diagnostician he’s great

Sometimes when House saves patients just in the nick of time

I’ll bet he wants to quit and just go back

To his home, disconnect the phone and let his leg rest

But he argues with Cuddy, and has accepted his role

In mentoring his three little Ducklings too

But apart from his friend Wilson he’s alone

Doctor House is very angry but funny

And is slowly rejoining the rest of humanity

But don’t expect him to turn all soft and mushy

That just wouldn’t be him