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I originally wrote this in February 2016, when Trump was still just one of many Republican nominees for the candidacy. I rewrote it after his election, hence the 2017 reference. The "Obama Tried" section was added then as well.

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Trump stood alone at the podium
Totally heartless, and sounding really dumb
Mud flowed out into all his tweeting
This new president is giving us a beating

He’s Trump, he’s Trump, he’s Trump
He’ll build a wall
He’s Trump, he’s Trump he’s Trump
He hates us all

Trump was the first in line for brains
But the one he got was kind of rotten and insane
Makes the presidency just a meme
Are we fast asleep and this is really just a dream

He’s Trump, he’s Trump, he’s Trump
He speaks his mind
He’s Trump, he’s Trump, he’s Trump
He might be blind

(switch to new song)
First time I remember voting
Was for changing and for hoping
A young man’s dream of growing up to be
Our president Obama
Unprecedented drama
But he did the best he could for you and me

Now it's 2017 and Trump has sort of won the vote
No one could beat the right
Obama tried, Obama tried
Obama tried to make things better
Trump tweeted and he lied
That leaves only us to blame, Obama tried

Trump’s like a poster child for greed
Only uses words a ten year old could read
Says he’ll make America great again
When he’s gone, it’ll happen then

He’s Trump, he’s Trump, he’s Trump
A Russian spy
He’s Trump, he’s Trump, he’s Trump
That could be why

Is this Trump out of his mind? I think so...

credits

from This Is How Elvis Died, released October 14, 2019
Dave Stagner: guitar, vocal
Justin Hartley: cajon

This song is a parody of both "Lump", by the Presidents of the United States of America, and "Mama Tried", by Merle Haggard.

Trump is a parody of a President of the United States of America.

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Dave Stagner Minneapolis, Minnesota

I am a guitarist, songwriter, recording engineer, and musical polymath based in Minneapolis.

I have played in countless bands over the years, most notably the Feng Shui Ninjas, Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters, and Al Amarja.

All recordings produced at Extraterrestrial Highway, my home studio. I love living in the future!
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