Scum On The Water
(Sung to the tune of "Smoke On The Water" by Deep Purple)

Instrumental intro

We all came out to clean up
All the trash there on the shoreline
A bad record of the Congress
Polluters are such slime

Newt Gingrich and the right wing
Were throwing their weight around
But Bill Clinton wouldn't give in
He stood firm and held his ground

Scum on the water
Pollution in the sky
Scum on the water

Instrumental break

Newt pushed bad laws through the House
The lobbyists were all in town
Armey and Newt were trying to hold out
And shut the government down

When it all was over
They backed off and they learned their place
'Cause their time was running out
They gambled and they all lost face

Scum on the water
Pollution in the sky
Scum on the water

Long instrumental break

They ended up getting blamed by the public
People said they didn't care
But the Republican right wing won't subside
"We'll try again" they swear
The radical right all hate the feds
We've got to face the threat
No matter what pollution exists
I know we'll always regret

Scum on the water
Pollution in the sky
Scum on the water

Instrumental finale



Copyright © 1999 by W. Tong

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