(to the tune of “American Pie”)
Day 17 of my 17 days of Trump parodies. This is it, the big one today. A day of anticipation and also dread. Do we go with a creeping autocracy or something with a bit of hope?
So, on this last day, I’ve got one more parody tune to re-post for ya. I didn’t have a ‘new’ tune yesterday for day #16 as I just went with repeating my latest from a couple of days ago, my take on “Walkin’ On The Sun” … “Walkin’ Tow’rds Ruin” which came out pretty darn good but also has a short window so thus the again. Well at least I re-posted it at Facebook.
I’m gonna finish up then today with one of my better ones, my version of “American Pie”.
Well, let’s hope for the best today, hope that maybe I no longer have the material for new songs.
(originally posted here in the Attic August 30, 2020)
American Sigh
A long red time ago
Repubs may not remember
When they had some semblance of a soul
But now it seems they’ll gladly send
That semblance out into the wind
To lapdog satisfy their orange sin
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It’s shameless propaganda now
Reminding time of where we how
Vowed it’s return to not allow
After we thought we’d learned just how
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It’s dark and lie filled but with a glint
A knowing smirk aware lie’s tint
Care not for truth knowing you’ll not blink
The day Democracy dies
—
So, bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
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The goal now is hold us back
To use any underhanded tack
Destroy the mail or employ law’s hack
Or maybe send guns to man the polls
Claim integrity protec-ting the rolls
Even declare a win in possible defea-ea-eat
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Now if you believe in great leader’s lies
If you think there are no foreign ties
You surely believe too
That he cares for a me and a you
That he’s not trying to suppress the vote
That he’s only trying uphold his oath
But it’s a one he just made to self
While seein’ democracy die
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And I’m singin’ bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
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For four dumbing years he’s been tryin’ to sow
A discontent help divide to grow
And doesn’t care what is the toll
He leans on loyalists while skirtin’ the rules
Knowing in the Senate he has the tools
That will submit with joy that they’re all just foo-ools
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He’ll even pretend messianic grace
Holds a thing with words smoke in our face
A Low Barr surely grinned
At his words peace it then was burned
And while lies come at a furious clip
Our intelligence it continues to dip
And we sing laments to truth in the dark
As we watch Democracy die
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I keep on singing bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
—
Now death still comes at a steady pace
Since Trump declared straight to our face
This was nothing and would go away
But the problem here is this interfered
Self interest ruled and he was a’feared
Of keeping place so what of people’s tea-earrs?
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So discrediting it soon began
The truth of science sent on the lam
It was all just a Fauci scam
Despot playbook played and ran
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So great leader thought to change the rules
To take away some important tools
To fudge numbers or to just disclude
While watching Democracy die
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We all are singing bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
—
Ooohhh and now we stand on the edge of fate
While dealing with an unbounded hate
Of any truth that doesn’t rate
The trump dumb down it takes it’s toll
My own head a mess atop the atoll
This orange devil just might be our death kno-oll
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We’ve heard him now in his tweeted rage
Or instead a whine meant set the stage
For an outcome of the age
That might not fit his gauge
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He’ll burn this all down now if he can
Not caring of just what that might bring
To anyone who doesn’t sing
The day Democracy dies
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We need be singin’ bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
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I met a truth who sang the blues
Seemed there wasn’t any happy news
It packed it’s bags and then turned it’s back
I watch now as truth walks away
A slow trudge feet stuck in swamp’s clay
A stuck that is now so hard to esca-a-ape
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And in the streets pro-tests still reel
Injustice tryin’ to make us feel
But Orange won’t allow that
Paints as anar-chy’s bat
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And the three men Trump admires most
Himself, himself and he as host
Conduct a train called Realities Ghost
And ride while democracy dies
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Bye bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
Unless we get out reclaim that high
—
And I am singin’ bye, bye blue Democracy sky
Pledged on parchment with a dream when the future was nigh
Pursuit of happiness the framers all had that eye
But that stands to now to maybe just die
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