The Hum

The heat is down

And the lights are low

The East is buried in an icy snow

The West is following crisis rules

They can't go swimming

In their swimming pools

And the tapes go hmm-mm-mm-mm

The prices rise

And the Market falls

The trucks go slow

And the Congress stalls

The V P left with the dough he took

And the P tells

The world he's not a crook

And the tapes go hmm-mm-mm-mm

The A G said he'd do anything

To help the President become the King

The kingdom then became cold and empty

All except for San Clemente

And the tapes go hmm-mm-mm-mm

The rich save money

And the poor save gas

We vote for an elephant

And get an ass

He hires and he fires

He appoints and sacks

But he can't figure

Out his income tax

And the tapes go hmm-mm-mm-mm