Tim Hawkins - The Government Can

[music to the tune of The Candy Man from
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]

Hey everybody, gather 'round.

I'm here to give you anything you like.

You want free college? Energy? Mortgages?

Whatever you like.

You have come to the right place.

Why? I'll tell you why.

Who can take your money,

with a twinkle in their eye?

Take it all away and give it to some other guy.

The government.

The government can.

And who can tax the sunrise?

Who can tax the trees?

Let you run a business and collect up all the fees?

The government

The government can.

The government can 'cuz they mix it
up with lies and make it all taste good.

The government takes everything we make
to pay for all of their "solutions".

Healthcare, climate change, pollution.

Throw away the constitution.

And who can give a bailout?

Tell us to behave?

And make the founding fathers
roll over in their graves?

The government.

The government can.

And the government can 'cuz they mix
it up with lies and make it all taste good.

Their economics are ficticious.

Soon we'll have to eat our dishes.

"MMM, DELICIOUS"!

And who can be a failure...

in so many ways?

Instead of getting fired, we'll give ourselves a raise.

The government.

The government can.

And the government can 'cuz they mix
it up with lies and make it all taste good.

And your Uncle Sam can 'cuz he mixes
it with lies and makes it all taste good.

And I feel so good 'cuz the government says I should.

Captioned by Laura Prierce