The 1992 US Presidential Election provided a rich source of material for satirists.
Bill Clinton’s flaws as a candidate and an individual were well known before the election. It all feels a bit familiar writing 25 years later, except not quite so awful as the Trump election last year and the prevailing shower in its aftermath.
Anyway, this lyric did well in NewsRevue, running for many weeks over that election period.
I recall one duo reprising the first line through gritted teeth as an additional last line – excellent idea:
SNOWBUSH
(A Duet for Bill and Hilary Clinton to the Tune of “Snowbird”)
VERSE 1 – BILL AND HILARY GAZE LOVINGLY INTO EACH OTHERS EYES
We Clintons live in harmony and sing,
While George and Barbara Bush have both mislaid the vision thing;
George sells war planes to Saudi Araby,
But still the dollar falls deep in our slump economy.
CHORUS 1 – GOSH, BILL AND HILARY MUST REALLY LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Dump your running mate or you will fail,
Cos we’ve got beefy Albert Gore and George Bush has Dan Quayle;
When George says “no more taxes” it’s untrue,
Cos if he could we know that he would try to raise a few.
VERSE 2 – SOME FRICTION MAY BE CREEPING IN TO THE SONG
BILL:Old George believes abortion is a sin,
And no-one’s homosexual in his 4,000 kin;
HILARY:But George and Bill’s morality concur,
When they both take a shine to chicks who are named Jennifer.
CHORUS 2 – HILARY SINGS ALONE
(While Hilary sings the final chorus, Bill slopes off into the audience to chat up any pretty females he can find there)
Girls like men with presidential powers,
But Bill don’t send me Gennifer when I ask for some flowers;
The man that I’m supporting is untrue,
And if he could I know that he would try a casual screw;
Yes, if he could I know that he would try-ay-ay-ay-ay a casual screw.
In October 1996 I wrote an update of this lyric, re-titled “Snowbill”:
SNOWBILL 1996 ELECTION REMIX
(To the Tune of “Snowbird”)VERSE 1 – BILL AND HILARY GAZE LOVINGLY INTO EACH OTHERS EYES
BOTH We Clintons live in harmony and sing,
While Bob Dole cannot raise a vote and sure can’t raise his ding;
HILARY: We’re gonna get elected one more term,
BILL: Which gives me four more years to jog around and dump my sperm.CHORUS 1 – GOSH, BILL AND HILARY MUST REALLY LOVE ONE ANOTHER
Spread your tidy lead and grow apace,
Bob Dole and Ross Perot are nowhere in this one horse race;
Republicans have near thrown in the towel,
Cos if they could you know that they’d have run with Colin Powell.VERSE 2 – SOME FRICTION MAY BE CREEPING IN TO THE SONG
BILL: Bob Dole has many accidents and falls,
HILARY: At least the voters know that he don’t play much with his balls;
BILL: We all can make mistakes, just see our daughter,
HILARY: And please don’t ask to much about our profits from Whitewater.CHORUS 2 – HILARY SINGS ALONE
(While Hilary sings the final chorus, Bill slopes off into the audience to chat up any pretty females he can find there)
Spread your tidy lead and stuff Bob Dole,
And try to keep your golf balls out of eighteen different holes;
The man that I’m supporting is untrue,
And if he could I know that he would try a casual screw;
Yes, if he could I know that he would try-ay-ay-ay-ay a casual screw.[BOTH: (with irony) We Clintons live in harmony and sing]
Below is a YouTube link to Anne Murray singing Snowbird, with the lyrics on the video screen along with some sweet pictures of birds…the flighted variety: