In Florida
Tom PaxtonVersion1
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Folks in Florida cast their votes
As all good citizens do
In West Palm Beach, the ballots read
'To vote for One, punch Two
And once you've punched it, punch it again,
And give it another good push
You thought you voted for Gore, surprise!!
You cast your ballot for Bush.'
In Florida the sun is shining
It's early bird dining
And early to bed
The Republicans said: Stop the counting
Gore's total is mounting
Let's quit while we're ahead
Katherine Harris hit the switch
Saying, 'This vote's certified
Off the Democrats went to court
Like hell the Republicans cried
A hundred million votes were cast
Including yours and mine
But in the end the only ones
That counted numbered nine
The boys and girls in black robes met
And held a tug of war
And when they cast their votes at last
Bush won it, 5 to 4
Five judges selected the president
Five judges had their way
And I expect they'll all retire
To Florida some day
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Readable chord sheet for In Florida by Tom Paxton
F[C]olks in Florida cast their v[F]otes As [C]all good ci[G]tizens [C]do In West Palm Beach, the ballots [F]read 'To v[C]ote for One, punch T[G]wo And [F]once you've punched it, p[C]unch it again, And give it another good [G]push You [C]thought you voted for Gore, surp[F]rise!! You [C]cast your bal[G]lot for Bu[C]sh.' In F[F]lorida the sun is s[C]hining It's early bird [G]dining And early to [C]bed The Re[F]publicans said: Stop the c[C]ounting Gore's total is m[G]ounting Let's quit while we're[C] ahead Kat[C]herine Harris hit the sw[F]itch Sayi[C]ng, 'This v[G]ote's certif[C]ied Off the Democrats went to c[F]ourt Like he[C]ll the Republicans c[G]ried A h[F]undred million v[C]otes were cast Including yours and m[G]ine But [C]in the end the only o[F]nes That [C]counted nu[G]mbered [C]nine Th[C]e boys and girls in black robes [F]met And[C] held a [G]tug of [C]war And when they cast their votes at [F]last Bush won[C] it, 5 to[G] 4 Five[F] judges selected the pr[C]esident Five judges had their [G]way And[C] I expect they'll all re[F]tire To [C]Flori[G]da some [C]day