I rewrote this song for Kerry! Anyone know the tune?

[Generic Other]

The John Kerry Song (tune: Salvation Army Song)

Bush was lyin' in the gutter, all covered up with beer!
Pretzels in his eyebrows, he knew the end was near,
When along came John Kerry
and saved us from the curse
Everybody come along and sing the second verse.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Put a nickel on the drum,
dump another drunken bum!
Vote for Kerry! Vote for Kerry!
Put a nickel on the drum and you'll be free!

Oh, G-L-O-R-Y, to be S-A-V-E-D!
I'm so H-A-P-P-Y that I'm F-R-double-E!
F-R-double-E from the evil GOP!
Glory, glory, hallelujah, tra-la-la-l'-amen!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Put a nickel on the drum,
dump another drunken bum!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Put a nickel on the drum and you'll be saved!

[Hekate]

1. Yeah!

I learned it as "Away with Rum" when I was a kid. The words and chords are in "Rise Up Singing, the Group Singing Songbook."

We are marching, we are marching, our brave little band.
On the right side of temperance we now take our stand.
We don't chew tobacco because we do think
that the people who chew it are likely to drink.
Away, away with rum by gum,
with rum by gum, with rum by gum...etc. etc.

Works wonderfully with the Dubya theme. :;):

Hekate

[Generic Other]

2. My granny was Carry Nation

:)

[GOPisEvil]

5. Really? Interesting!

Nice work on the lyrics! :thumbsup:

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. Hallelujah I'm a bum. I associate it with Utah Phillips.

Though the song goes back way beyond that, to the 1930s.

Song:
1. Oh, why don’t I work
Like the other men do?
How the heck can I work
When the skies are so blue?

CH: Hallelujah! I’m a Bum
Hallelujah! bum again.
Hallelujah! Give us a handout,
And revive me again.

2. Oh, I love my boss
And my boss loves me.
And that is the reason
I’m so hun-gar-y.

3. Oh, the springtime has come
And I’m out of jail,
Without any money,
Without any bail.

4. I went to a house
And I asked for some bread.
A lady came out, says
"The Baker is dead."

5. I went to a house
And I knocked on the door.
The lady came out, says
"you’ve been here before."

6. When springtime does come
Oh, won’t we have fun.
We’ll throw up our jobs
And we’ll go on the bum.

[Generic Other]

4. We need to revise all the old songs to be anti-Bush rags!

Imagine whistling an anti-Bush tune from one end of the country to another!

[Hekate]

6. Another verse, can it get worse?

Bush should never eat pretzels because they have yeast
And one little bite turns a man to a beast
O can you imagine a sadder disgrace
Than Bush in the gutter with crumbs on his face?

Chorus:
Away, away with Rummy by gum
With Cheney by gum
With Condi by gum
Away, away with Rove by gum
Bring our boys all home from the Army!

His brain is a fruitcake 'cause of too much rum
If he was anyone else he'd be out on his bum
O can you imagine a sorrier sight
Than Bush in D.C. holding hands with the Right?

Hekate