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?