September 24th, 2009

I don’t go in for uncivil incivilities. But here’s a beautifully civil incivility.

This perfecto supero song is modeled on The Candyman Can. It’s called The Government Can.

And here are the words:

Uncle Sam … hey, uncle sam …
Hey everybody, gather around! I’m here to give you anything you like! You want free college? Energy? Mortgages? Whatever you like! You have come to the right place! Why? I’ll tell you why!

Who can take your money
(Who can take your money)
With a twinkle in their eye
(A twinkle in their eye)
Take it all away and give it to some other guy
The Government
(The Government)
The government can
(The government can)
Who can tax the sunrise
(Who can tax the sunrise)
Who can tax the trees
(Who can tax the trees)
Lecher on a business
and collect up all the fees
The Government
(The Government)
O the Government can
(The Government can)
And the Government can cause they mix it up with lies
and make it all taste good
(And make it all taste good)
The Government takes everything we make
to pay for all of their solutions
Healthcare, Climate Change, Pollution
Throw away the Constitution

And who can give a bailout
(Who can give a bailout)
Tell us to behave
(Tell us to behave)
And make the Founding Fathers roll over in their graves
The Government
(The Government)
O The Government can
(The Government can)
And the Government can cause they mix it up with lies
and make it all taste good
(and make it all taste good)
The Government takes everything we make
They’re power-hungry and malicious
Their economics are fictitious
Soon we’ll have to eat our dishes
Ooh delicious
Ooh who can be a failure
(who can be a failure)
In so many ways
(in sooo many ways)
Instead of getting fired hey we’ll give ourself a raise
The Government
(The Government)
Oh the Government can
(The Government can)
And the Government can cause they mix it up with lies
and make it all taste good
And your Uncle Sam can cause he mixes it with lies
and makes it all taste good
makes it all taste good
And I feel so good cause the Government says I should—!