Proud To Be A Charlatan (song)

by Stephen J Frankenberry

So, a good friend, who I will call Bart here to protect the innocent, plus I don’t know his phone # or his address to truly dox him and put his family at risk, mentioned after I just re-posted my Orange Album of Beatles parody tunes from back in 2019 (a pretty damn fine collection I will say) and in mind of all my other parody tunes since then (quite a few) that he couldn’t wait to see what scathing political satire I might have next.

Well, this one surely ISN’T that, doesn’t rate, more just a bit of of a bit really, but this does tread into some hallowed MAGA hymnal territory, could almost be considered MAGA sacrilege, so it has that going for it …

Proud To Be a Charlatan

If tomorrow all my con-niving

Suddenly came home to roost

And cast me in a lesser light

It wouldn’t matter to my crew

.

Because my MAGA stars

Are always living for my word

That they take as good as gospel

No care how crazy and absurd

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

And a grifter through and through

And I’d like for all my MAGA nuts 

To buy my bold gold shoes

And I’ll gladly stand there next to you

Wearing my own pair

Well not really cause their ugly as sin

But you’ll love them sure I swear  

.

From the lord there came to us

A great and sacred book

With words when read right side up    

Had a grand and holy hook

.

Well I have an opportunity

For you to own it for yourselves

But one better than god’s original

As it’s approved by me myself

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

And a grifter through and through

And I’d like to call upon the lord

To help me sell these books to you

And I’ll gladly add at no extra cost

Some stuff written by old dudes

Cause their ain’t no doubt that’ll help it sell

.

At just sixty dollars wow

.

And I’m proud to be a charlatan

A conman always and still  

And I depend on all my maga nuts

To help me pay my legal bills  

.

And I’ll gladly take your vote again

‘cept this time it will be new

As there ain’t no doubt I’ll make some change

And end democracy just for you

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