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In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants | In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants | ||
James Monroe told Europe they could suck it | James Monroe told Europe they could suck it | ||
− | John Quincy Adams looked just like his | + | John Quincy Adams looked just like his dad |
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians | Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians | ||
Van Buren served one term but he wasn't bad | Van Buren served one term but he wasn't bad | ||
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Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment | Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment | ||
− | General Grant enjoyed a drink or two | + | General Grant enjoyed a drink or two* |
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction | Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction | ||
− | Garfield was assassinated in 1882 | + | Garfield was assassinated in 1882** |
Arthur suspended Chinese immigration | Arthur suspended Chinese immigration | ||
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm | Cleveland made the railroad people squirm | ||
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Taft was big and fat and had a mustache | Taft was big and fat and had a mustache | ||
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I | Wilson kicked some ass in World War I | ||
− | Harding said let's laissez-faire with business | + | Harding said let's <i>laissez-faire</i> with business |
− | Coolidge made the roaring | + | Coolidge made the roaring 20s roar |
Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression | Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression | ||
Then Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war | Then Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war | ||
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Clinton gave an intern a cigar | Clinton gave an intern a cigar | ||
W's legacy's a work in progress | W's legacy's a work in progress | ||
− | That is all the presidents so far | + | That is all the presidents so far*** |
In the year 2005 we're out of money | In the year 2005 we're out of money | ||
Somewhere surely freedom's on the march | Somewhere surely freedom's on the march | ||
I don't like to make political statements</lyrics> | I don't like to make political statements</lyrics> | ||
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− | + | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Revised to ''General Grant thought getting drunk was fun''<br /> | |
+ | <nowiki>**</nowiki>''1882'' corrected to ''1881''<br /> | ||
+ | <nowiki>***</nowiki>Following the 2008 election, renditions of the song were updated to ''W's reign of terror's finally over; Obama is pretty excellent so far'' |
Latest revision as of 15:09, 18 November 2012
Washington came first and he was perfect,
John Adams kept us out of war with France
Jefferson made a Louisiana Purchase
In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants
James Monroe told Europe they could suck it
John Quincy Adams looked just like his dad
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians
Van Buren served one term but he wasn't bad
William Henry Harrison died early
John Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico
James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it
Taylor was a Mexican War hero
Filmore gave a boat to Commodore Perry
Pierce repealed the Missouri Compromise
Buchanan saw the Civil War's beginnings
Lincoln saved the Union, then he died
Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment
General Grant enjoyed a drink or two*
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction
Garfield was assassinated in 1882**
Arthur suspended Chinese immigration
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm
Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Grover Cleveland served another term
McKinley kept the Spanish out of Cuba
Roosevelt was handy with a gun
Taft was big and fat and had a mustache
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I
Harding said let's laissez-faire with business
Coolidge made the roaring 20s roar
Hoover screwed the pooch in the Great Depression
Then Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war
Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima
Eisenhower kept the commies well in hand
Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet
Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam
Nixon was a sweating filthy liar
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes
Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts
Reagan won the Cold War and lost his mind
George Bush senior poked at Saddam Hussein
Clinton gave an intern a cigar
W's legacy's a work in progress
That is all the presidents so far***
In the year 2005 we're out of money
Somewhere surely freedom's on the march
I don't like to make political statements
*Revised to General Grant thought getting drunk was fun
**1882 corrected to 1881
***Following the 2008 election, renditions of the song were updated to W's reign of terror's finally over; Obama is pretty excellent so far