We All Sound The Same - Tom Paxton

The candidates come and the candidates go

And we all sound the same

I’m Eeenie, I’m Meenie, I’m Minie, I’m Mo

And we all sound the same

We’re having another election this year

We’re hiring the halls and we’re pouring the beer

We’ll tell you precisely what you long to hear

And we all sound the same

We’re there every time you turn on your TV

And we all sound the same

Help stop unemployment, try voting for me!

Yes, we all sound the same

We’re kissing the babies and shaking the hands

We’re blowing balloons and we’re leading the bands

We’re hoping that nobody here understands

That we all sound the same

We’ll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel

We’ve taken the polls, and we know it’s the safe thing to do

We’ve studied the trends for the feelings that we’re allowed to feel

We’ll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you — that’s off of

the record

Mr. Chairman, my close friend, Mr. Lincoln, has a …

Yes we all sound the same

Introducing our new economic plan for the future of America…

And we all sound the same

And I have come before this august gathering to promise you that if I am

elected, I will further discover misbeliefs

in institution, constitution, and prosperity…

And we all sound the same

We’ll fearlessly take our positions when we know how you feel (all sound the

same)

We’ve taken our polls, and we know it’s the safe thing to do (all sound the

same)

We’ve studied the trends for the feelings that we’re allowed to feel (all sound

the same)

We’ll be out there leading, about two or three steps behind you — that’s off of

the record

We’re fast on our feet when the ball’s in our court

And we all sound the same

We’re earnestly hoping your memories are short

And we all sound the same

We’ve mastered the art of rhetorical curve

We’ve practiced sincerity, screwed up our nerve

We’re praying we don’t get what we all deserve

And we all sound the same

We’re praying we don’t get what we all deserve

And we all sound the same