During his six years on Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon was known for his impressions and musical abilities (and, to a lesser extent, for cracking up laughing in the middle of sketches). Those talents seamlessly carried over into his stint as host of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, so it's no surprise that he belted out a pretty awesome parody of Pearl Jam's signature anthem "Jeremy" amidst the sudden media frenzy surrounding the emergence of New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin.

Donning a wig and channeling the angst of '90s grunge rock, Fallon did a spot-on impersonation of Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder. The final result was an impressive parody that we felt we had to dissect line by line. Below are the lyrics to Late Night's ode to Linsanity, alongside the corresponding lyrics to Pearl Jam's "Jeremy." Enjoy!


Jimmy Fallon's "Jeremy Lin" Parody Lyrics

At home
Shooting free throws
And three-point shots
Waiting for a job
Name not yet a pun
Carmelo injury
Came out of nowhere like an Asian Tebow

The Knicks were 8 and 15
Oh, and before that no one really cared
Now Jeremy is winning
And the Knicks don't suck

Jeremy Linsanity
Jeremy Linsanity

Clearly I remember
Pickin' on the boy
Seemed a little Harvard nerd
Oh, and he beat Kobe Bryant
Set a screen
And took it to the hole to show
That Asian men can drive

And he hit them with a surprise three
The crowd went crazy
Now he's famous
Just turned down a date
With Kim Kardashian

Spike Lee's on the sideline cheering, yeah
And tickets to a game cost 800 bucks
Now that the Knicks are winning
It's a miracle

Jeremy Linsanity
Jeremy Linsanity

Try to bank this
Try to bank this
Try to bank this
Try to bank this
Off the backboard

Jeremy Linsanity


Pearl Jam's Original "Jeremy" Lyrics

At home
Drawing pictures
Of mountain tops
With him on top
Lemon yellow sun
Arms raised in a V
And the dead lay in pools of maroon below

Daddy didn't give attention
Oh, to the fact that mommy didn't care
King Jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today

Clearly I remember
Pickin' on the boy
Seemed a harmless little f***
Oh, but we unleashed a lion
Gnashed his teeth
And bit the recess lady's breast
How could I forget

And he hit me with a surprise left
My jaw left hurting
Dropped wide open
Just like the day
Oh, like the day I heard

Daddy didn't give affection, no
And the boy was something that mommy wouldn't wear
King Jeremy the wicked
Ruled his world

Jeremy spoke in class today
Jeremy spoke in class today

Try to forget this
Try to forget this
Try to erase this
Try to erase this
From the blackboard

Jeremy spoke in class today