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I Am the President Now!

from STEAL THESE SONGS by Jake Ehrlich

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My name is Juan Guaido, I come from Venezuela & I have a big announcement to report,
Maduro is corrupt, these are elections were invalid - just look at expat tweets from Langley for support!
The people want free and fair elections,
The people want to bring the strongman down,
The people will finally be free - and yes, that means the bourgeousie - because I will the president now!

I am the president now, I am the president now
Enough of all this nonsense of Bolivarian Revolution,
right-of-center is the left-est that’s allowed
I’m sure our military will mobilize behind me,
And if not, the U.S. will send boots on the ground
God Bless the USA, the pink tide will ebb away
because I will be the president now!

My name is Senator Anez, I’m a patriotic Christian, I hate savages & love democracy
And I just can’t stand when despots block up my business interests
By nationalizing the energy industry!
You know, Bolivians are sick of caudillos,
they say enough of this cocalero clown
I’l call up the SOA, we’ll send Evo away
so I will be the president now!

I am the president now, I am the president now,
I will swear on a big bible in the empty halls of congress
(Which means that it’s official somehow!)
I have a nice religious right agenda,
which means by Uncle Sam’s rules it’s allowed
Viva La bourgeoisie! Even Russia can agree
that I will be the president now

If you’re a politician with your eyes on the chief office,
I’VE a simple tip of what you’ve got to do
Just make the right connections with the US State Department
And start hatching plans of when to mount a coup
If your president is something of a leftist
& democracy won’t work to bring them down,
Call up the CIA, just like with Papa Pinochet,
And you can be the president now!

You can be the president now - you can be the president now!
You can join in the rich tradition ®of extrajudicial killing
to keep socialists from gaining too much ground!
Just use words like “despot” and “dictator”
And don’t worry that the shoe fits all around
If you’re of the ruling class, give us loyalty & cash
And you can be the president now!

If you’re of the bourgeoisie and the 1% decree, you can be the president now!

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from STEAL THESE SONGS, released December 13, 2021

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Jake Ehrlich Detroit, Michigan

Radical Jewish culture worker in Detroit, MI. Agitate, entertain, propagandize. 🏴🌹✊

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