Alberto & George, seen here taking up space

Below please find a wee set of lyrics, inspired by Rude Pundit and the Good Folks at TPM.

I suspect this song starts out with a blues harmonica solo (the late, great Paul Butterfield comes to mind…) quickly followed by a defiant Muddy Waters-style declarative…yeah, Muddy’s gone too, but he still brings it…

On Behalf of the President

on behalf of the president
let me tell you this
something might have happened
something I might have missed

maybe he sent me
out into the night
maybe he didn’t
maybe I might

it could have been sort of
some sense, as it were
just following orders
i’m just not that sure

(chorus)
the attorney general
king of the law
stand high on the mountain
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
the attorney general
king of the law

on behalf of the president
dig a hole in the ground
put the casket in it
another soldier gone down

a little iraqi
maybe three, maybe four
torn into pieces
when the bomb blew the door

don’t worry, baby
your problems are through
the body is broken
support the troops

(chorus)
the attorney general
king of the law
stand high on the mountain
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
the attorney general
king of the law

on behalf of the president
I flush the cells down
look at them snowflakes
look at them drown

let’s drill in Alaska
let’s fight in the sand
take out the credit card
we got a plan

we’ll blow up the devil
bring peace in our time
we’ll charge it and charge it
it ain’t on our dime

(chorus)
the attorney general
king of the law
stand high on the mountain
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
the attorney general
king of the law

on behalf of the president
i sit here today
go ahead, senator
ask away

i cannot answer
i cannot say
we’re here to serve you
at the D.O. and J.

so glad I could help
so happy I am
we are America
god bless this great land

(chorus)
the attorney general
king of the law
stand high on the mountain
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
stand high and stand tall
the attorney general
king of the law

on behalf of the president
let me tell you this
something might have happened
something I might have missed

maybe he sent me
out into the night
maybe he didn’t
maybe I might

it could have been sort of
some sense, as it were
just following orders
i’m just not that sure

on behalf of the president
on behalf of the president
on behalf of the president
i’m king of the law

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Image from here.

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