The
Meanie In The Pillory
(Preaching)
John Ashcroft as the nominee,
Looked out upon their smiling faces.
He met the gazes, observed the spaces
Between the old men's cackle.
He hid his agenda of his hatred ---
Oblique suggestions and he waited.
He polarized the liberal leaders ---
Static-humming big chest-beaters ---
Freshly day-glow'd factory cheaters
(salaried and money grubbing).
He titillated men-of-action ---
Right wing warming, hands still rubbing
Of the parts they never mention.
He pacified the ones not suffering,
South not beaten, one-line joker ---
T.V. documentary makers
(overfed and undertakers).
Sunday paper opinion players ---
Family-scarred and women-haters.
Then he called his boss down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made.
(guitar solo, full intro)
John Ashcroft as the nominee,
Looked out upon their smiling faces.
He met the gazes,
Observed the spaces
Between the old men's cackle.
He hid his agenda
Of his hatred ---
Oblique suggestions and he waited.
He polarized
The liberal leaders ---
Static-humming big chest-beaters ---
John Ashcroft as the nominee
Looked down as those rabbits run.
And threw away his looking-glass -
Showed his face to everyone.
He titillated
Men-of-action ---
Right wing warming, hands still rubbing
On the parts
They never mention.
(salaried and money-grubbing).
He pacified
The ones not suffering,
South not beaten, one-line joker ---
T.V. documentary makers
(overfed and undertakers).
Sunday paper
Opinion players ---
Family-scarred and women-haters.
Then he called his boss
Down to the stage
And he looked at all the friends he'd made.
John Ashcroft as the nominee
Looked down as those rabbits run.
And threw away his looking-glass -
Showed his face to everyone.
John Ashcroft as the nominee
Looked down upon the smiling faces
He met the gazes
John Ashcroft as the nominee
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