Discover the story of the song > Oedipus Rex – Tom Lehrer

The song talks about a man named Oedipus who loved his mother very much. His love was considered extreme by people who knew him, and they thought he wasn't fit to be a king. Eventually, he found out that he had married his own mother and had children with her. He was so upset that he blinded himself. The song warns people to be kind to their mothers, but not to love them too much like Oedipus did.