THREE BRANCHES

[Verse 1] One day in Bayou Cove the kids had a fight Everybody wanted to be the one who's right Ande said "I'll make the rules for the game" Sam said "I'll be the one who runs the same" Flora said "I'll check to make it fair" Nanny Dolores smiled from her rocking chair [Pre-Chorus] She said "now you're getting it — that's the key One to write, one to do, one to referee" [Chorus] Three branches! (Three branches!) One writes the rules! (That's the plan!) One carries them out! (Yes we can!) One checks the work! (Understand!) Nobody's in charge of everything Three branches make the freedom ring! [Verse 2] What if one kid made the rules AND played the game AND was the ref? That wouldn't be the same Too much power in one pair of hands That's not a team — that's just demands So split it up, spread it around Fairness only works on balanced ground [Pre-Chorus] Terra said "even turtles know Too much weight and the whole thing's slow" [Chorus] Three branches! (Three branches!) One writes the rules! (That's the plan!) One carries them out! (Yes we can!) One checks the work! (Understand!) Nobody's in charge of everything Three branches make the freedom ring! [Bridge — rapid fire] Who makes the law? (Legislature!) Who runs the show? (Executive!) Who checks the math? (Judiciary!) What do they do? (Keep it fair!) What if one tries to grab it all? (The other two are there!) [Final Chorus] Three branches! (Three branches!) Checks and balances! (That's the plan!) Power gets divided! (Yes it can!) Nobody rules alone in this land! Split it up, spread it wide Freedom needs the other side Three branches make the freedom ring! [Outro — spoken by Nanny Dolores] "Remember babies — the reason we split the power up Is because the power belongs to all of us. And nobody — nobody — gets to keep it all for themselves."