Fri
Jun 19 2020
02:15 pm
By: Mark Harmon
Here's an additional tune for our virtual Front Page Follies. It references a certain undeserving recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Old Man blather
That old man’s blather
He mus’ say sumpin’
But don’t know nuthin’
He jes’ keeps trollin’
He keeps pie-hollin’ along.
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