Clowns And The Gowns
(Sung to the tune "Send In The Clowns")

Are they that rich?
Or on the take?
Dressing each beautiful lady,
   for heaven's sake?
Whose strap will break?
Who'll win the sheik?
Oscar's in town?
Is this his gown?
Or merely a fake?

Not just the gowns.
It's that time of year.
Unless he's in drag, no one will care
   if he is here.
A Bush gays will cheer?
What does he fear?
DNA on his gown?
A rail-ride out of town?
Well, maybe next year.

What will they show?
More bosom some fear,
Risking rebukes from the
   don't-let-them-see overseer,
A libidinous leer?
Powell, Jr., the dear,
With FCC clowns
Watching the gowns?
The Taliban's here.

Music & Original Lyric by Stephen Sondheim
Alternate Lyric by Bob Carlson
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1/18/05

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