Parody (?) | Original | |
Back in 1939, Hitler started singing his Ein, Ein, Ein | Back in 1899, when everybody sang "Auld Lang Syne" | |
100 days of Trump, & we're back in that time, yes every boy and girl | A 100 years took a long, long time for every boy and girl | |
Now there's only one thing that I'd like to know | Now there's only one thing that I'd like to know | |
Where did American democracy go? | Where did the 20th century go? | |
I'd swear it was here just a minute ago / All over this land | I'd swear it was here just a minute ago / All over this world | |
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And now American democracy is (x3) almost over | And now the 20th century is (x3) almost over | |
American democracy is almost over | The 20th century is almost over | |
(x3) All over this land | (x3) All over this world | |
American democracy is almost over, all over this land | The 20th century is almost over, all over this world | |
Does anyone remember the Great Depression? | Does anyone remember the Great Depression? | |
Neither Xi nor Putin makin' any concessions | I read all about it in True Confession | |
Read all about the on-coming recession | I'm sorry I was late for the recording session | |
'Less the tariffs get put on hold | But somebody put me on hold | |
Has anybody seen my lithium ores | Has anybody seen my linoleum floors | |
Silicon wafers, or Rare Earth stores | Petroleum jelly, and two World Wars? | |
They got stuck in the MAGA trade wars / All over this land | They got stuck in the revolving doors / All over this world | |
Winters getting warmer, summers getting hotter | The winter's getting colder, summer's getting hotter | |
The southwest states are runnin' out of water | Wishin' well's wishin' for another drop of water | |
Mother Earth's fryin' cause somebody oughter | And Mother Earth's blushin' 'cause somebody caught her | |
Save the planet 'stead of flyin' to Mars | Makin' love to the Man in the Moon | |
Tell me how you gonna harvest crops on the farm | Tell me how you gonna keep 'em down on the farm | |
Since immigrant workers have lost their charm | Now that outer space has lost it's charm? | |
I-C-E set off a burglar alarm | Somebody set off a burglar alarm | |
Xenophobia's gone too far! | And not a moment too soon | |
Cory Booker's best is long filibuster yappin' | Old Father Time has got his toes a tappin' | |
SCOTUS barely gave Trump's knuckles a rappin' | Standing in the window, grumblin' and a rappin' | |
Everybody's waiting for their arrest to happen | Everybody's waiting for something to happen | |
Tell me if it happens to you! | Tell me if it happens to you! | |
Election Day proved a real disaster | The Judgment Day is getting nearer | |
We traded cheaper eggs for an ego-centric master | There it is in the rear view mirror | |
If you duck your part we'll lose a little faster | If you duck down I could see a little clearer | |
All over this land! | All over this world! |