Send In The GOP Clowns (2016)

from We Need A Little Xanax by Sandy and Richard Riccardi

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We love a parade! And what a parade it was! The GOP debates, where men who wanted to run the country actually brought up the size of each other's private parts. And the most defensive guy won. Remember "Idiocracy", the movie? It's already coming true. Send in the clowns. Oh, yeah. Don't bother. They're here.

We had the privilege of duet-ting this with the great Irwin Keller of the Kinsey Sicks. While he says he doesn't care, he did tweak a few words in it to help us make it past-tense,

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Wasn’t it rich?
Twelve candidates
We watched them all file in, all smilin’ to the debates
Send in the clowns [Sigh]

Christie is out (back over the bridge)
Santorum’s gone (shudder---yuck)
Huckabee, Rand Paul, Pataki all have moved on
So where are the clowns, we need some more clowns

Old Donald Trump
Coming in first
Showing how racist this country can be at its worst
But you’ll be fine if you’re not black, gay or Mexican
Female or poor, Jew or Muslim

Ben Carson’s staff
none now remain
Guess they found out that the pyramids weren’t built for grain
Where are the clowns, Send in the clowns

Fiorina lied (Baby parts for sale!)
Bush was so lame (please clap)
Kasich was th'only damn grown-up left in the game
Send in the clowns
We need some more clowns

Then there’s Ted Cruz
Sly as a fox
Still he’s the only one left who’s not bragging ‘bout …….stocks
But after all the debate of Obama’s birthplace
A Cuban Canadian’s fun in the race in the race

Mark Rubio
Ran with such grace
Always so happy to be in……….second or third place!!

Send in the clowns
We need some more clowns
Don’t bother....they’re here.

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from We Need A Little Xanax, released February 2, 2017
Parody of Send In The Clowns from A Little Night Music by Sondheim
Parody lyrics by Sandy Riccardi

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Sandy and Richard Riccardi San Francisco, California

Rosie O'Donnell declared Sandy and Richard "MY FAVORITE NEW SINGING SONGWRITING TEAM" on Twitter this March. San Francisco- based Comedy Cabaret Couple, Sandy and Richard Riccardi are satirizing every thing within reach of a piano, specializing in progressive parody. Over 35 million views on social media. ... more