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GEORGE MURPHY

(recorded version, from That Was the Year That Was)

words and music by Tom Lehrer

Hollywood's often tried to mix
Show business with politics,
From Helen Gahagan
To Ronald Reagan.
But Mister Murphy is the star
Who's done the best by far.

Oh, gee, it's great,
At last we've got a senator who can really sing and dance.
We can't expect America to win against its foes
With no one in the Senate who can really tap his toes.
The movies that you've seen
On your television screen
Show his legislative talents at a glance:

Should American's pick crops? George says "No,
'Cause no one but a Mexican would stoop so low,
And, after all, even in Egypt the Pharaohs
Had to import Hebrew braceros.

Just think of all the musicals we have in store.
Imagine Broadway Melody of 1984!
Yes, now that he's a senator, he's really got the chance
To give the public
A song and dance.