Election Blues

(album: The New Age - 1973)

Election's over
My man didn't finish the run
Election's over
My man didn't finish the run
Dick's on the throne again, baby
Leaning so far to the right that we might fall

When voting time came
Most people didn't turn out at all
When election time came
Most people didn't even bother to turn out
They say "I can't be bothered"
Don't know what voting's all about
And "I had a flat tire"

In four more years
I hope you slackers change your way
In four more years
I hope you slackers change your way
Get the right man in office
We'll all have much more to say

This world's being run by the old
Just too old to change their way
This world's being run by the old
Too doggone old to change their way
Get someone thick like me and you
We won't have these election blues

Election's over
My man didn't even finish the run
Election's over
My man didn't even finish the run
Dick's on the throne again, baby
Leaning so far right we might fall in