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Song Parodies -> "Ingrate To The Left"
Original Song Title:
"Moonlight In Vermont"
Original Performer:
Ray Charles
Parody Song Title:
"Ingrate To The Left"
Parody Written by:
Old Man Ribber
The Lyrics
As "Obama 2.0 - The Thoughtful Soothing Moderate" begins its run in D.C. with a new cast (Daley for Rhambo, no Gibbs, no Axelrod, etc.), not everybody is charmed by the change. The left wing of the Democratic Party, who claimed to have elected Obama and called the shots for his first two years, is livid! Even though the changes are cosmetic rather than substantial, we're now hearing the undiminished rancor of the left lashing at a most unlikely target. ;D
Broken pledges fall,
Shatter in the White House hall.
Ingrate to the Left!
Didn't close Gitmo!
Where'd our public option go?
Traitor to the Left!
Kept the Bush tax cuts - 'though he swore he'd kick butts
And give all the rich such a twist.
Promised recov'ry then came the discov'ry
Sho-vel ready jobs don't exist.
Union numbers fall,
Gov can still wiretape each call.
Ingrate to the Left!
(Instrumental to bridge)
Where's cap and trading? The One is evading
His promised clean power and air.
We cheered as he swore - that he'd end the Bush War.
So what are we still doing there?
Resumed off-shore drill.
Treat with Wall Street? Sure he will!
Ingrate to the Left!
He is now a sellout to the Left!
Purists - I used the Ray Charles version because of the form and cuts. I have cut one syllable from the fourth line of the bridges. BTW, as for the rhyme scheme, check out TOS. There is not one rhyme in the whole song! ;D
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Not sure how TOS goes, but your parody goes well! So I'll give you 5's anyway... :-)
The "real" Obama a centrist-- Who knew?? ;)
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