From The Archives: The Cockroaches by Hanna YoungPosted onSeptember 26, 2016 Freshmen in September 1964 presented a variety show to an SRO crowd in Schomburg. These four girls performed as The Cockroaches, spoofing the then-top-of-the-charts Beatles, but using their own lyrics, such as “They’ll Flunk You,” and “Don’t Bother Us.”