Up With Politicians

Up with politicians! Hang them from the trees.
Cover them with tar and feathers; shoot them in the knees.
Lock them up in prison; throw them in a cell.
Let them know the people think they all belong in Hell.

What’s a politician? Worthy thing to ask.
Never held an honest job or did an honest task.
Studied law in college, studied Poli Sci.
Mostly what they learned is how to tell a better lie.

Some of them want power; some just want to steal.
All of them are looking for a soft and easy deal.
Sign up with a party, both of them the same.
Get their start by working on a candidate’s campaign.

When they back a winner, get a cushy job,
Helping crooked office holders, helping them to rob.
If they have charisma, run for office too,
Get a chance to tell the people what they gotta do.

After many years of being royalty,
Stealing what they can from people just like you and me,
Fin’ly they retire, golden parachute,
Pension money added to a pile of stolen loot.

Up with politicians! Hang them up so high
Don’t put up another day with how they steal and lie.
Take the country back, no mercy to the slime,
Like the way it should have been for all the nation’s time.