Tuesday, November 21, 2000

Talking Turkey

A Thanksgiving Song

(with apologies to Lydia Maria Child)


Over the lawyers and through the courts

Was Grandmother’s ballot bad?

Al Gore says to wait

He’ll carry the state

Through hanging, dimpled chad….

 

Over the lawyers and through the courts

Oh, how the polls do show

That CNN

Was wrong again

As over the count we go.

 

Over the lawyers and through the courts

There is no other way

Oh hear Bernard Shaw

Say again what he saw

It’s almost Thanksgiving Day…

 

Over the lawyers and through the courts

Count fast, Palm Beach today

The count must be had

Don’t eat any chad

Although it’s Thanksgiving Day….

 

Over the lawyers and through the courts

Until the race is won

They seem to go

Extremely slow

It isn’t any fun…

 

Over the lawyers and through the courts

Now Grandmother’s vote is cast

Hurrah for the spin

Is the recount in?

Hurrah for the end at last.

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