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Washington came first and he was perfect.
John Adams kept us out of war with France.
Jefferson made Louisiana Purchase.
In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants.
James Monroe told Europe they could suck it.
John Quincy Adams looked just like his dad.
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians.
Van Buren served one term, but he wasn't bad.
William Henry Harrison died early.
John Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico.
James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it.
Taylor was a Mexican War hero.
Fillmore gave a boat to Commodore Perry.
Pierce appealed the Missouri Compromise.
Buchanan saw the Civil War's beginnings.
Lincoln saved the Union, then he died.
Andrew Johnson just survived impeachment.
General Grant enjoyed a drink or two.
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction.
Garfield was assassinated in 1882.
Arthur suspended Chinese immigration.
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm.
Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Grover Cleveland served another term.
McKinley kicked the Spanish out of Cuba.
Roosevelt was handy with a gun.
Taft was big and fat and had a mustache.
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I.
Harding said "Let's Laissez Fair with business."
Coolidge made the roaring 20s roar.
Hoover screwed the pooch in the great depression.
Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war.
Truman dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.
Eisenhower kept the Commies well in hand.
Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet.
Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam.
Nixon was a sweating, filthy liar.
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes.
Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts.
Reagan won the Cold War, and lost his mind.
George Bush Sr. poked at Saddam Hussein.
Clinton gave an intern a cigar.
W's legacy's a work in progress.
That is all the President's so far.
In the year 2005 we're out of money.
Somewhere, surely, freedom's on the march.
I don't like to make political statements.
John Adams kept us out of war with France.
Jefferson made Louisiana Purchase.
In 1812 James Madison kicked the British in the pants.
John Quincy Adams looked just like his dad.
Andrew Jackson got rid of all the Indians.
Van Buren served one term, but he wasn't bad.
John Tyler annexed Texas from Mexico.
James K. Polk fought Mexico to keep it.
Taylor was a Mexican War hero.
Pierce appealed the Missouri Compromise.
Buchanan saw the Civil War's beginnings.
Lincoln saved the Union, then he died.
General Grant enjoyed a drink or two.
Rutherford B. Hayes ended reconstruction.
Garfield was assassinated in 1882.
Cleveland made the railroad people squirm.
Harrison signed the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
Grover Cleveland served another term.
Roosevelt was handy with a gun.
Taft was big and fat and had a mustache.
Wilson kicked some ass in World War I.
Coolidge made the roaring 20s roar.
Hoover screwed the pooch in the great depression.
Roosevelt beat the Nazis in the war.
Eisenhower kept the Commies well in hand.
Kennedy was killed by a magic bullet.
Johnson murdered kids in Vietnam.
Ford gave Nixon pardon for his crimes.
Carter lusted in his heart for peanuts.
Reagan won the Cold War, and lost his mind.
Clinton gave an intern a cigar.
W's legacy's a work in progress.
That is all the President's so far.
Somewhere, surely, freedom's on the march.
I don't like to make political statements.
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Great song, just one error though - Garfield didn't die in 1882.
well, he died late 1881, and that doesn't rhyme. but you are in fact correct.
What does it mean "Carter Lusted in his Heart for Peanuts"
@Redtecho Carter once confessed that he had at least once had lust in his heart when asked about being faithful to his marriage. His family grows peanuts, so he got associated with peanuts during his campaign.
@Redtecho Carter once confessed that he had at least once had lust in his heart when asked about being faithful to his marriage. His family grows peanuts, so he got associated with peanuts during his campaign.
"W's legacy's a work in progress, and that is all the presidents so far"
The song was written in 2005, when George W. Bush, known often as 'W' was in office - so his presidential career was still a 'work in progress'. JoCo however has performed the song [completely by himself, anyways] up until 2009 - and after the 2008 election, the last two lines were changed to
"W's reign of terror's nearly/finally* over, Obama's pretty excellent so far"
*'nearly' before Obama's inauguration, 'finally' afterwards
George Bush was known for announcing a war on terror with Iraq and Afghanistan - though here JoCo turns the lyric around on him, implying that Bush was the terror of his own presidency. JoCo has admitted to rather liberal politics, so he gives praise to Obama. The lyric however was rather contested by audiences, so it was later changed again to
"W decided he was the decider"
Bush would often call himself as 'the decider' as a nickname. A later line for Obama entailed -
"Obama has a peg-leg and a scar"
Which could refer to his actions amongst the Somali Pirates. Since the last revision in 2009, Donald Trump [2016-2021] and Joseph Biden [i.2021] have since been elected president. JoCo has not revised the song to include them, but he has made anti-Trump comments before.