James K. Polk

Song	James K. Polk
Artist	They Might Be Giants
Album	Dial-A-Song: 20 Years of They Might Be Giants

	Vocal：John Linnell
	In 1844, the Democrats were split
	The three nominees for the presidential candidate
	Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist
	James Buchanan, a moderate
	Louis Cass, a general and expansionist
	From Nashville came a dark horse riding up
	He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
	Austere, severe, he held few people dear
	His oratory filled his foes with fear
	The factions soon agreed
	He's just the man we need
	To bring about victory
	Fulfill our manifest destiny
	And annex the land the Mexicans command
	And when the votes were cast the winner was
	Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
	In four short years he met his every goal
	He seized the whole southwest from Mexico
	Made sure the tarriffs fell
	And made the English sell the Oregon territory
	He built an independent treasury
	Having done all this he sought no second term
	But precious few have mourned the passing of
	Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president
	Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
	Notes
	There was a 'censored' version of this song that corrected a couple of factual errors.
	It involved substituting 'restored the independent treasury' and a few other minor details.

	Vocal: John Linnell
	In 1844, the Democrats were split
	The three nominees for the presidential candidate
	Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist
	James Buchanan, a moderate
	Louis Cass, a general and expansionist
	From Nashville came a dark horse riding up
	He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
	Austere, severe, he held few people dear
	His oratory filled his foes with fear
	The factions soon agreed
	He' s just the man we need
	To bring about victory
	Fulfill our manifest destiny
	And annex the land the Mexicans command
	And when the votes were cast the winner was
	Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump
	In four short years he met his every goal
	He seized the whole southwest from Mexico
	Made sure the tarriffs fell
	And made the English sell the Oregon territory
	He built an independent treasury
	Having done all this he sought no second term
	But precious few have mourned the passing of
	Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president
	Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump
	Notes
	There was a ' censored' version of this song that corrected a couple of factual errors.
	It involved substituting ' restored the independent treasury' and a few other minor details.