The Presidents lyrics
The Presidents lyrics
Heigh ho, do ya know
The names of the U. S. residents
Who then became the Presidents
And got a view from the White House loo of Pennsylvania Avenue...
George Washington was the first you see, he once chopped down a cherry tree
President number two would be John Adams and then number three
Tom Jefferson stayed up to write, a declaration late at night
So he and his wife had a great big fight, and she made him sleep on the couch all night.
James Madison never had a son, and he fought the War of 1812.
James Monroe's Colossal nose was bigger than Pinocchio's
John Quincy Adams was number six, and it's Andrew Jackson's butt he kicks
So Jackson learns to play politics, next time he's the one that the country picks
Martin Van Buren, number eight, for a one term shot as Chief of State
William Harrison, how do you praise? That guy was dead in thirty days!
John Tyler he liked country folk, and after him came President Polk
Zachary Taylor liked to smoke, his breath killed friends whenever he spoke
1850, really nifty, Millard Fillmore's in...
Young and fierce was Franklin Pierce, the man without a chin...
Follows next a period spannin', four long years with James Buchanan
Then the South starts shootin' cannons, and we've got a civil war.
A war, a war down South in Dixie!
Up to bat comes old Abe Lincoln
There's a guy who's really thinkin'
Kept the United States from shrinkin', saved the ship of state from sinkin'.
Andrew Johnson's next, he had some slight defects
Congress each would impeach
And so the country now elects...
Ulysses Simpson Grant, who would scream and rave and rant
While drinkin' whiskey, although risky cause he'd spill it on his pants.
It's 1877 and the Democrats would gloat, but they're all amazed when Rutherford Hayes wins by just one vote.
James Garfield someone really hated, 'cause he was assassinated
Chester Arthur gets instated, four years later he was traded...
For Grover Cleveland, really fat, elected twice as a Democrat
Then Benjamin Harrison, after that it's William McKinley up to bat
Teddy Roosevelt charged up San Juan Hill
And President Taft, he got the bill
In 1913, Woodrow Wilson
Takes us into World War I!
Warren Harding next in line, it's Calvin Coolidge; he does fine
And then in 1929, the market crashes and we find
It's Herbert Hoover's big debut, he gets the blame and loses to
Franklin Roosevelt, President who helped us win in World War II.
Harry Truman, weird little human, serves two terms and when he's done
It's Eisenhower who's got the power from '53 to '61.
John Kennedy had Camelot, then Lyndon Johnson took his spot
Richard Nixon he gets caught, and Gerald Ford fell down a lot
Jimmy Carter liked campaign trips
And Ronald Reagan's speeches scripts all came from famous movie clips and President Bush said, "Read my lips."
Now in Washington D.C
There's Democrats and the G.O.P
But the ones in charge are plain to see
The Clintons, Bill and Hillary!
The next President to lead the way...
Well, it just might be yourself one day...
Then the press'll distort everything you say...
So jump in your plane and fly away!
- Artist:Animaniacs (OST)