Not sure about this, but the
circumstances made the lyrics funny (in a way, at least in my circle back then)
Back in 2008, this aired:
and all of my female ex-classmates (we already graduated) present back then were unanimous in saying it was creepy, thus we had a discussion
Carey's original song was light, upbeat and in a dark way, "kurayzee" (as in, don't stick ur D in "kurayzee") as one of the girls said
Cook's, OTOH, cooked: it was a creepy stalker, up there with Def Leppard's "Two Steps Behind", the girls said
The guys were wondering (I didn't watch the show, so cannot join in) if Cook really thought about
his effect on the song when he chose that to appeal to Carey (they used the term "suck up"; my question: did he?)
Then one of the guys said, this is a song to be sung after you dropped the soap; we guys laughed as the girls were disgusted (after it got explained to them)
As a parting shot, a girl said "close your eyes and listen to the song (cover)'s chorus, just imagine what kind of guy will sing that to you"
Yeah, it'll be Bubba from prison, all right
And that made it
morbidly funny
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Oh darlin' 'cause you'll always be my baby...
No way you're never gonna shake me
Oh darlin' 'cause you'll always be my baby