February 26, 2010

Why Herbert Hoover Sucked: The Song

#31. Herbert Hoover

Am, Em, G, D
Started to feel a little under the weather
But before we’d gotten fully depressed
the Hawley Smoot bill came along
Promised to put us back to work, couldn’t have been more wrong

C, G, D/F#, Em

Hoover shot the first bullet
In the global tariff war
Tried to protect us from overseas
And instead he bankrupted our citizenry

it raised the tariff to 42, the highest we would do
tried to protect our  business
forgetting they’re made of Americans
that don’t just buy American

the other countries raised tariffs high
said, I’ll show you mine
I’ll show you mine
boy I’m feeling depressed
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February 26, 2010

Why Calvin Coolidge Sucked: The Song

#30. Calvin Coolidge

Capo 5
Am, C, G, D/F#

no birds
no planes
no you can’t fly without me, Calvin

air commerce act
put flying under my wing, Calvin

‘cause man can’t be in charge of flight
Who do you think you are? wilbur wright?
It’s too scary
You need a mommy
that’s what we’ll be

Make the rules and regulate
License pilots out the gate
Certify the planes
And paint the yellow on the lanes
Make the routes and navigate
Radio to keep ‘em straight
You need a mommy
that’s what we’ll be

‘cause man can’t be in charge of flight
Who do you think you are? wilbur wright?
It’s too scary
You need a mommy
that’s what we’ll be

8 hours later on the tarmac at O’hare
1 bag’s at JFK, the other lost along the way

you can thank me for it all
just think of where you’d be without me
probably on time
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