Karl Rove Meets Gilbert and Sullivan
July 18, 2005
MP3 Audio Performance
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A satirical work to the tune of:
I Am the Captain of the Pinafore (from H.M.S. Pinafore)
With apologies to William S. Gilbert and Arthur S. Sullivan
Lyrics Copyright © 2005 Lauren Weinstein. All rights reserved.
D = Deputy Chief of the White House Staff
S = The Staff
- - -
D: My loyal staff, good morning!
S: Sir, good morning.
D: I hope you're all quite well.
S: Quite well; and you, sir?
D: I am in reasonable health, and happy
To meet you all once more.
S: You do us proud, sir!
- - -
D: I am a leader of the White House staff.
S: The right hand of the G-O-P!
D: We've important jobs to do,
There are Democrats to screw,
Our salute to morality.
S: We all have jobs to do,
We will beat them black and blue,
Our salute to morality.
D: You can't always play nice,
I'll tell you twice or thrice,
A dirty trick we please,
But there's one game I won't play,
Even in a subtle way,
I won't expose agent IDs!
S: What, never?
D: No, never!
S: What, never?
D: Hardly ever!
S: He rarely blows agents' IDs!
Then give three cheers and evil laugh,
For a fearless leader of the White House staff.
Then give three cheers and evil laugh,
For a leader of the White House staff.
- - -
D: Some people like to call me Bush's brain.
S: He needs you there to even sneeze!
D: So be glad that you are here,
And you needn't even fear,
Dying for the I-raq-is.
S: We're glad that we are here,
That others have to fear,
Dying for the I-raq-is.
D: No matter what I do,
I'll still be here with you,
I have job security.
Ignore all that they say,
Just trust me all the way,
No secrets ever leak from me!
S: What, never?
D: No, never!
S: What, never?
D: Hardly ever!
S: Few secrets ever leak from he!
Then give three cheers and evil laugh,
For a true-blue leader of the White House staff.
Then give three cheers and evil laugh,
For a leader of the White House staff.
Copyright © 2005 Lauren Weinstein. All Rights Reserved.