Wreck of the Ol' Constitution
Satire about John Ashcroft's Justice Department campaign against Oregon's assisted suicide statute
(Sung to the tune of "Wreck of the Old '97" - also known as "MTA" by The Kingston Trio)
Guest song parody by Darrell Decker

(instrumental intro)
 
John Ashcroft is the U.S. Attorney General;
How he got there is still unknown.
With a can of Crisco and a big Holy Bible,
He was just a Cotton Mather clone.

(Chorus:)
So he then declared war.
'Cause that law made him sore.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.
Suicide didn't sit right with that creep, John Ashcroft.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.

They handed him his orders at Falwell Central,
Sayin': "John, they're doin' real harm.
Them heathen doctors, way out in Oregon
Are lettin' people buy the farm."

So he then declared war.
'Cause that law made him sore.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.
Suicide didn't sit right with that creep, John Ashcroft.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.

They told Ashcroft to stop those "evil" doctors,
Friends in Congress were in despair.
"I'll throw them in jail before I let 'em do it,
I need more Crisco to annoint my hair."

So he then declared war.
'Cause that law made him sore.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.
Suicide didn't sit right with that creep, John Ashcroft.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.

He knew he had a long hard road ahead of him
But Johnny never missed a cue,
'Cause if he could stop the doctors in one place ,
He'd get them damned abortionists, too.

So he then declared war.
'Cause that law made him sore.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.
Suicide didn't sit right with that creep, John Ashcroft.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.

Now here's a lesson to the apathetic voters:
Who think pols are all the same hue,
Just remember the tale of ol' John Ashcroft,
One day soon, he'll be coming for you!

So he then declared war.
'Cause that law made him sore.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.
Suicide didn't sit right with that creep, John Ashcroft.
He flushed "state rights" down the drain.


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