Landslide Lyndon
The Joke's on You
Singers: Richard Russel and Senator Lyndon Johnson
© 2024 Marc Dinkin and Kenny Shea Dinkin
Russell and LBJ scheme a plan in which LBJ will convince the liberal wing of the Democratic party that he is in favor of civil rights, in order to get the support for his run for Presidency. Meanwhile, he’ll water down the civil rights bill of 1957 so it’s ineffective. Once they elect him President, he’ll show his true colors, as a blue blooded true man of the South. Or is he?
LYRICS
Russell:
You know those Libtards think you’re on their side
As you talk about your civil rights passion with pride
But meanwhile you made sure that bill
LBJ: Was so watered down on capital hill
That you could almost drink it down
Russel: Even I could!
Man, You can screw em so bad...
LBJ: ...and they still think I’m good!
Chorus (together):
So Mr. East Coast, Big time, Modern elite
We’ve got you thinking that you’re winning when we’ve got you beat
LBJ: Pay attention to my pretty words and not what I do
You’ll wake up in the morning to find the joke's on you
The joke's on you
The joke's on you
LBJ:
They love the way I talk about how I’ll help the poor
Russell:
But they won’t notice if you help out the white ones more
They think the south never really made it over to Austin
LBJ:
By the time I’m done they’ll think I grew up in Boston
Russell:
They’ll make you president saying you’re the one!
LBJ: I’ll take all of their proposals and veto every one!
Together:
So Mr. East Coast, Big time, Modern elite
We’ve got you thinking that you’re winning when we’ve got you beat
LBJ: Pay attention to my pretty words and not what I do
You’ll wake up in the morning to find the joke's on you
The joke's on you
The joke's on you
BRIDGE
LBJ:
Meanwhile these rednecks think that I'm the head of their cause
No one suspects a man from Texas would write voting rights laws
If I say "Y'all" with a drawl, then they'll all be enthralled
If I'm with Russell, then their trust will never waver at all.
Don't be alarmed how he and I walk arm and arm because the case it
My secret ace is all the racists think I'm racist!
So Mr. Bible-quoting, anti-voting man of the Klan
And Mr. Left-wing Lib, you both don't know who I am
You think I'm standing in your corner and I'll come to your aid
But all the while my smile is a masquerade
Forget about my pretty words and see what I do
Cause when you wake up in the morning, you’ll find...
The joke's on you.
The joke's on you.
The joke's on you.