If elected I'll take you poets seriously 
I won't tolerate for long 
those who disregard your song 
which has fed my spirit for so long 
for so long 

The national foundation is a paltry thing 
but we'll build a brand new poets' wing 
where you'll be treated like a king 
or like a queen if that's your thing 
if that's your thing 

Everyone will love you 
for the national treasure that you are 
You'll be able to afford a car 
and when you walk into a bar 
they'll mob you like a movie star 

Need I remind you of this oppressive regime 
the discrimination you've endured 
for your dedication to word 
and your tendency to wax absurd 
to wax absurd 

Oh but if I have a say in things 
your sad and beautiful imaginings 
will have a place on the capitol stairs 
catching tourists unawares 
and converting them in pairs 

to your sad poetic ways 
the proletariat will pass their days 
admiring a turn of phrase 

Oh yes you've finally found your champion 
he is me and I am him 
I won't betray you on a whim 

If elected I'll be true 
as my favorite poem by you 
you'll know your words are getting through 

And the streets and alleys will ring with couplets 
your books will fill up shopping baskets 
and you'll rest easy in your caskets 
you'll rest easy in your caskets 

If elected I'll take you poets seriously 
I won't tolerate for long 
those who disregard your song 
which has fed my spirit for so long 
for so long