Don't Touch The Water!

”You there! Don't touch the water! Do you hear me? Don't touch the water!!” Down on the Mall where the history breathes Under the shade of the cherry tree leaves Stands a great marble temple where Lincoln looks down On a brand new disaster in Washington town The boss had a vision, a marvelous scheme To dye the reflection of America's dream Sixteen million dollars to make it look right And coat the whole bottom in flag-waving bright Oh, the Reflecting Pool water is peeling away American flag blue is floating today The rubber is bubbling, the surface is green The strangest damn failure that you’ve ever seen But the man in the mansion is pointing his hand Crying, "Sabotage! Treason! A plot in the land!" ”Don't touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water!” The paint started flaking, the algae grew high A murky blue soup underneath the gray sky But he won't take the blame for the chemical mess It’s the media's fault, or the Left, he’ll confess "The deep state has ruined my beautiful pool They sabotaged water to make me look fool" So he called in the guard with their boots and their gear To patrol the stone edges and cultivate fear ’Cause the Reflecting Pool water is peeling away American flag blue is floating today The rubber is bubbling, the surface is green The strangest damn failure that you’ve ever seen But the man in the mansion is pointing his hand Crying, "Sabotage! Treason! A plot in the land!" ”Don't touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water!” Now the National Guard is arrayed on the stone, Treating the plaza like a combat-zone A reporter leans forward to look at a flake And a rifle is raised for the government's sake "Step back from the border! Don't look at the grime! To touch the state water is a federal crime!" And the tourists all whisper, behind heavy sighs "Is this Pyongyang now, right before our own eyes?" A banana republic, a dictatorship show Where the paint cannot stick but the bayonets glow From Great Leader tactics to North Korean style We guard the blue puddles and suppress every smile Old Honest Abe sits there, locked in his seat Watching the madness unfold at his feet So don't touch the water ”Don't touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water!” ”It's a federal crime to touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water” ”Don't touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water!” ”It's a federal crime to touch the water!” ”Don't touch the water” Yeah, don't touch the water, don't look at the blue The Guard is just waiting to lock up you too Just a peeling blue pond on a dark summer night Make America colorful, right Yeah, right