the rumors of your demise (oh my! oh yes!)

exaggerated at best (who knows? i guess)

and from what i surmise (oh my! oh yes!)

you've changed the world more or less

(so says the press)



hey mr. my hat is off to you

hey mr. my hat is off

i owe it all to you, i owe it all to you



with eloquence on your side (no lie, no way)

sincerity on your face (alright, ok)

and you look so dignified (no lie, no way)

my doubts are fully displaced (my fears allay)



trees are greener now

children laugh out loud

there is peace and harmony again

no pain or poverty

thanks to your policies

i heard it all on n.p. radio



then the birds will sing,

"thanks for everything!"

all the hindus bow

"thanks for the holy cows!"

in 2093, they'll curse your legacy

in 2094, they will exhume your corpse