James K. Polk- They Might Be Giants Cover on Ukulele

Verse 1: C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
In eighteen forty-four, the Democrats were split C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
The three nominees for the presidential candidate C G C F C F G -
Were Martin Van Buren, a former president and an abolitionist C F G
James Buchanan, a moderate C F G Am D D(C) D(B) D(A)
Louis Cass, a general and expansionist C F C F G - - -
From Nashville came a dark horse riding up C Am F G C F C G
He was James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump


Verse 2:
C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
Austere, severe, he held few people dear
C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
His oratory filled his foes with fear C G C F C F G -
The factions soon agreed He's just the man we need
C F G
To bring about victory
C F G




Fulfill our manifest destiny C F G Am D D(C) D(B) D(A)
And annex the land the Mexicans command
C F C F G - - -
And when the votes were cast the winner was C Am F G C F C G
Mister James K. Polk, Napoleon of the Stump


Verse 3: C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
In four short years he'd met his every goal
C G(B) C F(A) C G C F
He seized the whole southwest from Mexico C G C F C F G -
Made sure the tarriffs fell And made the English sell the Oregon territory
C F G
He built an independent treasury

C F G Am D D(C) D(B) D(A)
Having done all this he sought no second term
C F C F G - - -
But precious few have mourned the passing of C Am F G C F C G
Mister James K. Polk, our eleventh president C Am F G C F C G
Young Hickory, Napoleon of the Stump

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[mallomon]

:(

You didn't correct Linnel's mistake (bad pronunciation of Oregon)

[athenapsyche]

John and John would be proud. Uke on, my friend!

[Misuerdomino]

@EBanonymous They Might Be Giants, the writers and composers of this song, have acknowledged their mistake in the past.

[wickersham]

fucking great voice man

[vannburen]

well done my friend,greetings from south yorkshire !

[aidrian335]

don't tell that to they might be giants, they already changed a song to make it politically correct and now it sounds terrible "why does the sun shine?" - "why does the sun really shine?"

[EBanonymous]

00:52

Sorry mate, but Van Buren was no abolitionist. In fact, the reason why Polk got the nomination was because he clained to be a staunch supported of Van Buren, who succeeded Jackson. Polk owned slaves & had to present himself as a paternalist who had slaves forced upon him instead of the happy to force labourers to slave all day.

[vazco64]

Nice work! Great tune....

[BSinatra]

I flat out love it!

[LSelecDgns]

make more president songs!