During the last election we had a good deal of fun back east following your senatorial contest out here. I'm from Massachusetts and I feel we have a certain right to gloat over the other states because Massachusetts is after all the only state with three senators. Anyway, here's a salute to your new junior senator.
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Hollywood's often tried to mix
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Show business with politics,
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From Helen Gahagan
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To Ronald Reagan,
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But Mister Murphy is the star
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Who's done the best by far.
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Oh gee, it's great,
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At last we've got a Senator who can
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Really sing and dance!
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We can't expect America
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To win against its foes
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With no one in the Senate who
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Can really tap his toes.
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The movies that you've seen
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On your television screen
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Show his legislative talents at a glance.
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Should Americans pick crops? George says "No,
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'Cause no one but a Mexican would stoop so low."
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And after all, even in Egypt, the pharaohs
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Had to import
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Hebrew braceros.
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Think of all the musicals we have in store.
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Imagine: Broadway Melody of 1984.
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Yes, now that he's a Senator, he's really got the chance
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To give the public
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A song and dance!
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George Murphy
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| Tom Lehrer |
