I came up with this the other day. It just flowed out in about 20 minutes.
I think it is pretty funny. There are some local Seattle references, but I think most people will get it. I mean really, who isn't making fun of Seattle sports teams?
Enjoy.
The Night Before Christmess
Drew Blackstone
12/4/2008
‘Tis right before Christmas and looking real bad
The world situation’s gone incredibly sad
You might be wondering what’s got me so blue
You see my 401K’s chock full of WaMu
Back in D.C. McCain is cursing his luck
While Michelle and Barack can feast on lame duck
Now George aint upset he’s no longer on top
Cause now he speak for one hundred grand a pop
GM and Ford have sent their lists out
Beseeching St. Nick for a huge bailout
They’ll get what they want they don’t have to fret
Tho’ they may have to sell one or two private jets.
It is nice to see gas prices drop drastically
Now I can fill up my green SUV
The bank CEO’s are enjoying their loot
All bundled up tight in their gold parachutes
Back on the home front things are no better
I pinch every penny and wear dryer lint sweaters
Rossi got beat so I still have a job
But I’m taxed to the hilt and have to live like a slob
Down in King County folks are feeling the strain
Of being governed by a council of criminally insane
They tell us light rail is on the right track
A one way fare costs the shirt off your back
It’s supposed to ease traffic and make us all smile
But is it really worth over three billion a mile
Even local sports have me down in the dumps
They can’t win enough to have a good slump
The Mariners and Seahawks offer no cheer
But unlike the Sonics, at least they’re still here
It’s so hard this season when our lives are in tatters
To see the rich getting richer and the fat getting fatter
We do all that we can to hold down our forts
Knowing full well we take it in the shorts
We can’t make ends meet no matter how much we beg
All we get for breakfast is scrambled nest egg
Every night for dinner we get served a raw deal
And just grin and bear it as we carve Happy Meal
We want to run for the life boats cause this ship’s run aground
But we know that at some point it’ll all turn around
So with hope for tomorrow let’s have fun tonight
Merry Christmas to all and now pass the Bud Light
Song lyric for the day -
"Have yourself a merry little Christmas" - Various artists