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, hmm, hmm... 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, hmm, hmm... 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, hmm, hmm... The rich save money and the poor save gas We vote for an elephant and get an- He hires and he fires, he appoints and sacks But he can't figure out his income tax And the tapes go hmm, hmm, hmm...