That Howard Dean

THAT DEAN, THAT HOWARD DEAN
DARNDEST THING, I’D EVER SEEN
HE CAME DOWN FROM BURLINGTON
IT WAS A PHENOMENON
WHEN DEAN, BURST ON THE SCENE
THE DEMOCRATS WERE ALL ASLEEP
ACTING LIKE A FLOCK OF SHEEP
HE SHOOK THEM UP, TO THEIR CORE
WHEN HE DARED TO TALK ABOUT THE WAR

THAT DEAN, THAT DOCTOR DEAN
DARNDEST THING, I’D EVER SEEN
HE SHOOK THEM UP, TO THEIR CORE
CAUSE HE CAME OFF LIKE THE GUY NEXT DOOR
HE WASN’T GONNA TOW THE LINE
HE SHOWED THEM HOW TO HAVE A SPINE
THAT DEAN, THAT GUV’NER DEAN,
DARNDEST THING, I’D EVER SEEN

NO OFFENSE TO DENNIS
WHO WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE CASE
NO ONE WAS PAYING ATTENTION
TIL HOWARD JOINED THE RACE.
EVERYONE GANGED UP ON HIM
THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TOO
THE MEDIA WENT FOR THE JUGULAR
SCARED OF WHAT HE COULD DO

REMEMBER EMBEDDED REPORTERS
CHEERLEADING FOR THE WAR
WITH DEFENSE CONTRACTORS SUCKING UP ADS
TV GENERALS BEGGING FOR MORE
TELEVISION WAS COMPLICIT
THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID
HOWARD WAS GIVING FOLKS PERSPECTIVE
SO THEY PRETENDED, HE FLIPPED HIS LID

THAT SCREAM, THAT HOWARD SCREAM
IT WAS ALL YOU SAW, ON YOUR TV SCREEN
IT WAS JUST A RALLY CRY
BUT THEY USED IT TO CRUCIFY
DEAN, THAT HOWARD DEAN
THE MOST HONEST MAN, YOU’VE EVER SEEN
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIS WATERLOO
BUT ALL HIS WORDS ARE RINGING TRUE
NOW HE’S BACK IN BURLINGTON
BUT THAT’S NOT THE LAST WE’VE HEARD FROM HIM
THAT DEAN, THAT HOWARD DEAN