Written during Reagan's reign, this still has alarming relevance to today's political events; in fact, Dubya's propagation of the worst of the Reagan Era hypocrisies makes the song even more dismayingly true than it was nearly thirty years ago. Be warned, the ironic persona of the piece does use the "N-word" and other abusive epithets to make his point about the entitlements of the "haves" vs. the duly undeserving "have-nots." He would be right at home on Fox News.

The Greatest threat to Democracy is Hypocrisy.
Seek Truth! Speak Truth!
Tim McMullen

"The Governed's Mental Getcha'"
(A Pagan Refrain upon Reagan's Reign)

Oh, the Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out,
And the Niggers & Jews & the Chinks & the Krauts!
I know what I'm talkin' about:
The Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out!

All them Commie pinko's with their "pie in the sky"
Busin' kids to school;
"Everybody's equal!" you can hear 'em cry,
But I'm not such a fool.

If we let a nigger get a college degree,
And we open up the door,
That'll be the end of society
'Cause who'll shine the shoes
and who'll sweep the floor?

Oh, the Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out!
While the beaners and the faggots
And the libbers sit and pout.
I've got mine, so they can do without,
And the Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out!

The Equal Rights Amendment is another joke
That really makes me laugh;
Don't they know a woman's place is in the home,
Bein' the "better half"?
The half that does the cookin', and the cleanin',
and the ironin',
And the raisin' of the family;
For a maid she's actually overpaid
'Cause she gets her board and her room for free!
And if she's bored there's always me,
And a bottle a' beer, and a color TV—
What woman in her right mind wouldn't agree
That this is the way God meant it to be?

But, the Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out;
I know what I'm talkin' about!
I've got mine, so they can do without,
No, the Government'll getcha' if you don't watch out!

I got mine and it's only fair,
But now everybody wants to be a millionaire.
Equal rights? Equal Pay?
What ever happened to the "Good Ol' Days"?
The DAR? The NRA? Old John Birch and the KKK?
The 23rd Psalm? Vietnam? The Atom Bomb?
Ah-h-h, the "Good Ol' Days!"

But, the Government'll getcha'
If you don't watch out:
Tax your hard-earned dough
And then spread it all about.
And those nuclear freezers
And the crap they spout?
Naw, the Government'll getcha'
If you don't watch out!

It's time to show the world
What we're all about—
That we're not runnin' scared!
And if it ever comes to a world bout,
We won't be unprepared!
It's true the Russian bombs can
Blow the world to Hell
In thirty seconds flat,
But we can wipe the world out
In half the time,
So let 'em laugh at that!
For once we got our money's worth
'Cause every livin' creature
On the face of the earth
Can be killed twelve times...
The pentagon said!
I wonder what it's like to be
Twelve times dead?

But, the Government'll getcha'
If you don't watch out,
And those bleedin' heart liberals
Who picket and shout,
"No prayers! No guns!"
No fun, no doubt?
Whoa, the Government'll getcha'
If you don't watch out!

So gimme that Old Time Religion—
Gimme that Biblical Supervision—
Fear and inhibition, Lord,
They're good enough for me.
Gimme that Old Time Religion—
Gimme that Middle-income pigeon—
Confusion and derision, Lord,
They're good enough for me.
So gimme that Old Time Gospel Hour—
Gimme that Nuclear Missile Tower—
Who needs truth when you've got power?
God, it's great to be so free!

©1980 Tim McMullen All Rights Reserved