Consider Yourself A State
Parody of "Consider Yourself" from "Oliver!"
I was reading about the annexation of some states during the 1800s, and got the idea for this poem. I don't own "Oliver!."
Consider yourself
A state
Consider yourself
Part of democracy
We're hoping to have
More votes
So after much consideration we can say
Consider yourself
One of us
Consider yourself
A state
Consider yourself
Part of our politics
We've all got a lot to say
Who cares – whatever you vote, you pay
Everyone tries to be
Moderate and popular
High school football star
That's great
Representative, Congressman, or executive
Please pass the bills on the House
Consider yourself
A state
Take for yourself
Six electoral votes
For after much consideration we can say
Consider yourself – red or blue?
