On President's Day, I offer this humble paean to certain recent administrations.
Sleep as Best You Can
Fire’s blazing through your store
No one is coming back no more
But sleep as best you can
Termites chewing up your walls
Soon you’ll have no wall at all
But sleep as best you can
Sleep as best you can
Through the uproar in the nation
Sleep as best you can
Through the whole damned conflagration
We all know that you’re the man
So sleep as best you can
Floodwaters rising through the streets
Yonder muffled drum now beats
But sleep as best you can
Guerilla warfare down below
Stop on by and say hello
Then sleep as best you can
Sleep as best you can
Through the uproar in the nation
Sleep as best you can
Through the whole damned conflagration
We all know that you’re the man
So sleep as best you can
There’s a shadow on each face
Each rebel soldier struck by mace
But sleep as best you can
Dark miasma hangs above
Squalid children cry for love
But sleep as best you can
Sleep as best you can
Through the uproar in the nation
Sleep as best you can
Through the whole damned conflagration
We all know that you’re the man
So sleep as best you can
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