Are cut and slashed
Uncle Sam’s checks
Cannot be cashed
We hope your money’s
Somewhere Stashed
Museums of
Air, Space and War
Yosemite
And Mount Rushmore
I’m sure you heard
The saddest news
They soon will close
National zoos
But do not fear
Apes will be fed
That is what
The Congress said
For Congress made
A great tirade
Monkeys get fed
AND WE GET PAID
Hold the checks
Of simple clerks
And those who
Help in public works!
To Congress staff
Who work right there
I guess they’ll
Have to volunteer!
Will those who’ve reached
Maturity
Get paid
Social security?
Of course, old man
You will get paid
It just may be
A bit delayed
That’s the hock
(Washington reid)
And travel
It will not be fine
You’ll have to wait
And stand in line
For five more weeks
You may just wait
Just to get
A passport date
And visas to
The USA
They may not come
The very day
The greatest thing about
This DC mess
Perhaps they’ll shut
The IRS
That you had asked
And you arranged
But now I ask
What really changed?
Our services
So often lacks
Despite each day
A higher tax
We wait in line
We wait for mail
And US programs
Often fail
Who knows
What’s worse
Obamacare?
Or this new mess
That happened here?
All I know
It’s all the same
And we all know
Who gets the blame!