Skip to main content

Election!

Inspired by Jimmy Fallon's "2020: The Musical," here is a full version of "Election!" to the tune of "Tradition!". Yes, I know this isn't 100% accurate and that I skipped some dialogue, but it's fun.


(Narrator)

"Government in three parts. Sounds crazy, no? But in our super power of America,

you might say every one of us is a government in three parts,

trying to create a pleasant, simple land without breaking our neck. It isn't easy.

You may ask, why do we stay in here if it's so dangerous?

We stay because America is our home... And how do we keep our balance?

That I can tell you in one word...election."


(Chorus)

Election, election... election


(Narrator)

"Because of our elections, we've kept our balance for many, many years.

Here in America we have elections for everything...

how to drink, how to smoke, even, how to give birth.

For instance, we always use an electoral college and always vote during our work days...

This shows our constant devotion to the past. You may ask, how did this election started?

I'll tell you - compromise. But it's an election...

Because of our elections, everyone knows who they are and what we expect them to do."


(Narrator and SCOTUS)

Who day and night

Makes judgments for a living

Protect constitution

Serve their complete life

And who has the right

As master of the courts

To have the final word on law?


(All)

Our SCOTUS, our SCOTUS... election


(Congress)

Who must know the way to make a proper law?

A beloved law, a needed law

Who must confirm a nominee and declare war

And also do some investigations?


(All)

Our Congress, our Congress... election 


(Prez)

In Jan. I was sworn to uphold

And then I enforced laws

I'm the head of military 

I hope... it's mighty


(All)

The prez, the prez... election


(Voters)

And who does local votes

To mend and tend and fix

Preparing us to vote in

Whoever parties pick?


(All)

The voters, the voters... election


*all parts repeated simultaneously as round*


(SCOTUS)

Our SCOTUS


(Congress)

Our Congress


(Prez)

The prez


(Voters)

The Voters


(ALL)

Election 


(SCOTUS)

Our SCOTUS


(Congress)

Our Congress


(Prez)

The prez


(Voters)

The Voters


(ALL)

Election 


(All)

Election, election... election

Election, election... election


(Tevye)

"Election. Without our elections, our lives would be as fractured as... as government in three parts!"


(Prompt by me)

"CD1857-036" by the U.S. Department of Agriculture


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

15 facts I learned from a random Wikipedia article

Original prompt: click on "Random Wikipedia Article" and write about whatever comes up (you can try 3 times and pick your favorite). For the record, I got Alejandro Estivill , Fencing at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's épée , and Benjamin F. Jonas . I chose Benjamin F. Jonas because it was the longest of the three entries and it had a photo. He was born in Kentucky, moved to Illinois as a kid, and went to college and spent the rest of his life in Louisiana Jonas's father was a merchant and lawyer His father knew Lincoln (like they were real buds) Despite this, Jonas sided with the confederacy Not only did he side with the confederacy, but he joined the Confederate army and rose to the rank of major He went to University of Louisiana (now Tulane) Jonas was Jewish (I didn't know there were Jewish senators who served the Confederacy) He was the second Jewish U.S. Senator from Louisiana and the third Jewish Senator overall Jonas was the first Ashkenazi Jewish US...
Post a Comment
Read more

Origin story or first issue of a superhero whose super power is geometry

Arya sat in history class and was bored. She longed to get to geometry, where things made more sense. She liked geometry so much that she had joined the math team to be able to do it more. Okay, there was also the extra time with her friends who loved math as much as she did, but some of the appeal was just the math itself. Finally the bell rang and Arya had four minutes to get to her geometry class. She passed right by the chemistry class next door where her least favorite teacher was conducting experiments. He needed to be more careful, thought Arya. The teacher had once exploded a glass beaker and not on purpose. Arya took her seat and excitedly pulled out her notebook. It was her favorite color: hot pink. She assigned her notebook and folder colors in ways that felt right to her. And since geometry was her favorite subject, she made her notebook and folder for it her favorite color. As the teacher started to go over the most common mistakes from the last quiz, Arya could've swo...
Post a Comment
Read more

Color palette

Original prompt: "Google "color palette," pick one, and write something inspired by it." I actually Googled "color palette public domain" to be sure I could use it and found the image on this post. I used the "floral" section for my inspiraiton. The soft sunlight somehow didn't dim the shine of the fireflies. Such it was in the fae realm. Fern loved this time of day in the faewild where it wasn't quite day, but it was far from night. Fern frolicked alone in the glade as she was want to do. It didn't matter to her that her laughter carried itself alone on the breeze; she was content. She wasn't sure how long she'd been alone as she watched the suns begin to set, but it was pleasant in its own way. But then, she heard a noise. It wasn't the noise of leaves on the wind or twigs snapping from some comforting creature. It was the noise of someone approaching with grim determination. Fern wasn't sure how to ready herself to ...
Post a Comment
Read more