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​SWEENEY TRUMP
"Ballad of Sweeney Todd"
music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
parody lyrics by
​Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby
Attend the tale of Sweeney Trump
Who made some promises on the stump

To Make America Great Again

For white, xenophobic, misogynist men

He says the White House is a dump
Says Sweeney Trump

The Demon Barber of Clown Town


His favorite cut the over-comb

Keeps everything atop the dome

His tax cuts help the one percent

When he said "The People" well, that's what he meant

That's Sweeney
That's Sweeney Trump
The Demon Barber of Clown Town

Swing your razor wide, Sweeney
Shake your tiny fists

Waging your courageous war

On journalists
 
(And scientists)

(And feminists) 

(And ethicists)

(And rationalists)


He likes to keep his family near

Ivanka, Jared and Vladimir

But families on the border who

Are seeking asylum, he'll slice 'em in two


Then give his chest a tiny thump 

That's Sweeney Trump

The Demon Barber of Clown Town


Benefits for the poor he cuts

Regulations galore he cuts

Unions and jobs, healthcare and vets

There is no cutting that Sweeney regrets


International ties he cuts

Treaties with our allies he cuts

Sweeney will slash, Sweeney will sever

But will he ever apologize? Never!


You don’t really care, do you?

You could not care less

Have your own ersatz Roy Cohn

Clean up your mess


Attend the tale of Sweeney Trump (Attend the tale of Sweeney Trump)

Who takes America for a chump (Who takes America for a chump)

He's got your back, like Norman Bates

And he'd love to govern, but tee-off awaits

For Sweeney

For Sweeney Trump

The Demon Barber of Clown Town
​


“Sweeney Trump” is on the album RIZE UP, available as a CD, as a digital download and as part of the Complete Collection.
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