Im just a bill song lyrics6/17/2023 ![]() ![]() And I gotta go to the House of Representatives now, and they're gonna vote on me, so.īill: Well, then I gotta go to the Senate, and the whole thing starts all over again. If they don't report favorably on me, I'm gonna die.īill: Eh it looks like I'm gonna live. And I'm one of the lucky ones, 'cause most bills never even get this far. Is all that discussion and debate about you?īill: You know it is. How I hope and pray that they will, but today I am still just a bill.īoy: Listen to those congressmen arguing. Well, now I'm stuck in com-mit-tee, and I'll sit here and wait, while a few key Con-gress-men dis-cuss and de-bate, whether they should let me be a law. Yes I'm only a bill, And I got as far as Capitol Hill. ![]() And I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. Rep McCoy: You're right, there oughta be a law.īill: Then he sat down, and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress, and I became a bill. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said: But when I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. At least I hope and pray that I will, but today I am still just a bill.īill: Eh, I guess. It's a long, long wait while I'm sitting in committee, but I know I'll be a law someday. Well, it's a long, long journey to the capital city. Hey, who's that sad little scrap of paper? You sure gotta climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. Rep McCoy: He signed you, Bill! Now you're a law!īoy: Wow. If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old, yo.īoy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law. With a lot of other bills for the President to sign.īoy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?īill: Yes, that's called a veto. Well, then I'm off to the White House where I'll wait in a line Oooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me!īill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again! I hope they decide to report on me favorably, otherwise, I may die. While a few key Congressmen discuss and debateīoy: Listen to those congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?īill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. Well, now I'm stuck in committee, and I'll sit here and wait Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, "You're right, there oughta be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress, and I became a bill. When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. It's a long, long wait while I'm sitting in committee,īoy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage.īill: Well, I got this far. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is? Boy: Woof! You sure gotta climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. ![]()
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