They Like Ike

The presidential year will soon
Be drawing near the people soon will choose
Their fav'rite son i wonder what they'll do
In Nineteen fifty-two
I wonder who they'll send to Washington

They like Ike and Ike is good on a mike
They like Ike -But Ike says he don't wanna

That makes Ike the kind o' feller they like
And what's more
They seem to think he's gonna

-But Harry won't get out
They're in for plenty of fights
-Harry won't get out
-He's got squatter's rights

But there's Ike and Ike is good on a mike
And they know the votes that he can carry
-But don't forget there's Harry
But they like Ike

They won't take Saltonstall and
Stassen's chance is small
The same would go for Vandenberg and Taft
And Dewey's right in line
With William Jennings Bryan
There isn't anyone that they can draft

They like Ike and Ike is good on a mike
They like Ike -But Ike says he won't take it

That makes Ike the kind o' feller they like
And what's more
They seem to think he'll make it

-But Harry's on the ground
-And should Republicans win
When they come around -He won't let them in

If it's Ike your Chief can get on his bike
And his things a moving van will carry
They can't do that to Harry!
But they like Ike

For nearly twenty years we've
Had the people's cheers
The Democrats continue to advance of course
They could arrange to make a sudden change
But no one's 'round who seems
To have a chance

They like Ike and Ike is good on a mike
They like Ike -But Ike says he's not bidding

That makes Ike the kind o' feller they like
And what's more
They seem to think he's kidding

-But Harry won't consent
They'll get a sock on the jaw
-Republican President?
That's against the law

If it's Ike your Chief can go on a hike
And we boys will see he doesn't tarry
-Please don't do that to Harry!
But they like Ike

With your permission, sir
We're anxious to confer
And we would like to do it privately
Go on and make your crack
I'll even turn my back
But if you're speaking of the GOP

They like Ike and Ike is good on a mike
They like Ike -But Ike says he'll reject it

That makes Ike the kind o' feller they like
And what's more they think he'll be elected

-But Harry won't give in
-Defeat he'll never admit
-No one else can win -He won't stand for it

If it's Ike your Chief can get on his bike
Two years more the month of January
They can't do that to Harry!
But they like Ike

It seems that ev'ry Spring they
All approach the ring
And cockily keep throwing in their hats
They always lose but then they
Come right back again
And some of them come back as Democrats

They like Ike and Ike is good on a mike
They like Ike
-But Ike says he don't choose to

That makes Ike the kind o' feller they like
And what's more they know he won't refuse to

-But Harry is content
To stay there living in peace
The people pay the rent
-You can't break his lease

If it's Ike your Chief can go on a strike
And we boys will hand his hat to Harry
-You can't do that to Harry!
But they like Ike