Woke up with a tune in my head this morning. I apologize in advance to the songwriter, Mr. Paul Simon. I apologize to him for ripping off his tune, for being a much poorer lyricist than he is, and for admitting that despite its place in the American soundtrack, Mrs. Robinson ranks among my least favorite songs that he has written.
Still, the melody and the fragment of the line, "Where have you gone. . ." was stuck in my head, and so I began to see if there were lyrics to be had that fit Wisconsin. It didn't turn out great, but it didn't turn out horribly, either. See below the fold if you want to sing along.
All Wisconsin Dems (to the tune of Mrs. Robinson by Paul Simon)
So here’s to you, all Wisconsin Dems,
Recalls will be here before you know (Wo, wo, wo)
So organize, all Wisconsin Dems,
Heaven knows our state has gone astray
(Hey, hey, hey . . . hey, hey, hey)
Republicans have declared war against the middle class
They’ve busted unions that won’t vote for them
Walker says its all to bring more business to the state
Still there are no jobs for workers here at home
So here’s to you, all Wisconsin Dems,
Recalls will be here before you know (Wo, wo ,wo)
So organize, all Wisconsin Dems,
Heaven knows our state has gone astray
(Hey, hey, hey . . . hey, hey hey)
Erpenbach and Baldwin are both worthy candidates
David Obey has a chance of winning
Tom Barrett could try again, it might go differently
Most of all, we’ve got to get Scott Walker out
Coo, coo, ca-choo, all Wisconsin Dems
Recalls will be here before you know (Wo, wo, wo)
So organize, all Wisconsin Dems,
Heaven knows our state has gone astray
(Hey, hey, hey . . . hey, hey hey)
Sitting on our laptops blogging liberal politics
Marching at the protests in our state
Talk about it, shout about it, soon we’ll have to choose
We must organize, or we will lose
Where have you gone, Russell D. Feingold,
Our state, it turns a hopeful eye to you (Woo, woo, woo)
What’s that you say, all Wisconsin Dems
Russ Feingold can come back any day
(Hey, hey, hey . . . hey, hey, hey)
(These lyrics and description were first presented, in a slightly altered form, at the author's blog at www.bangthebuckets.com)