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As
the song goes, "...may the best man win, but that's not always true."
"Dear Al," arrives from singer-songwriter, ELLEN
BERNFELD just in time
to celebrate -- and question -- "The Inauguration." Ellen pokes wry
fun at the election-gone-awry in a song that also offers a fitting tribute
to VP Gore.
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"DEAR AL,"
Dear Albert,
Life's so unfair
You are so strong
You're so environmentally aware
Dear Albert,
You lost your soul to this election
And the rejection must feel so bad
And I'm so sad for you and your family too...
Whatever happened to Justice
And that swingin' Chad
You know a lot of honest people feel like they've been had
Is our Democracy a total Hypocrisy
Well, I don't know but I feel so sad
I really do, I'm sad for you and your family too...
May the best man win but that's not always true
Dear Al, you are the best
Cause you chose Joseph, a Jew... scoobeedewbeedew
The chosen one... Hey, you son of a gun...
Dear Albert,
No, you didn't fail
You may be president of Harvard or that other joint called Yale
But you should have been president of America not a school
But that green, egotistical, skinny fool
I won't mention his name but he's partly to blame, Ralph...
Hey Tipper, what a bummer
You really should have been
the First Lady Drummer
But there are lot's and lot's of reasons so many things went wrong
I'll just name a few because the song will get too long
How about legality without neutrality
That leaves us with a feeble finality
Another tragic American reality
Go Tipper and Turn the Beat Around
You're not a bore Al, you're so much more Albert,
I guess we'll see you in two thousand and four
Dear Al...
© 2001 Ellen Bernfeld, BMI
To hear more of Ellen Bernfeld's work -- including the wacky, warm
concept albums Songs for Dogs and Songs for Cats -- visit Gloryvision
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