OK - I don't often get political - but couldn't resist.
In case you don't know, a snake oil salesman is not very well respected this side of the Atlantic
Comments would be greatly appreciated!
CLARK STANLEY SNAKE OIL Copyright © 2016 Tennyson Road Music
Back in 1893
Scott Joplin tickled his keys
People came from all around
Crowded into Chicago town
In a corner of the fair
There was a miracle cure for sale
Claimed to fix your pains and aches
Said to come from rattlesnakes
It's good for man or beast!
You'll get immediate relief!
Just 50 cents in stamps
Gets rid of all your cramps!
"It's good for everything a liniment ought to be good for!"
CLARK STANLEY SNAKE OIL
A lot of folks got taken in
By this sketchy medicine
So a man from the government
Took a sample, ran some tests
He discovered that oily paste
Hadn't ever been near a snake
But ol' Clark, bein' born with luck
Paid a fine o' just twenty bucks
It's good for man or beast!
You'll get immediate relief!
Just 50 cents in stamps
Gets rid of all those cramps!
"It's good for everything a liniment ought to be good for!"
CLARK STANLEY SNAKE OIL
Two thousand and sixteen
That Rihanna sure can sing
But the nation has to face
A presidential race
On a platform over there
Is a miracle cure for sale
It'll fix the United States
And it comes from ... RATTLESNAKES!
It's good for man or beast!
You'll get immediate relief!
Just 50 cents in stamps
Gets rid of all your cramps!
"He's good for everything a president ought to be good for!"
"She's good for everything a president ought to be good for!"
"They're GOOD for EVERYTHING a GOVERNMENT OUGHT to be GOOD for..."
CLARK STANLEY SNAKE OIL!!