[00:05.719]If you can raise the flag and wave her[00:10.231]Never grant a favor[00:12.255]Smile and tell them maybe[00:14.200]Always kiss the baby,[00:16.152]Give the kid a locket out of daddy's pocket[00:20.048]Have him thank you for the crime[00:23.111]My friends the practice you're indulging in is politics[00:27.023]Yes, it's politics, simply politics.[00:30.936]You pay a fella seven dollars and he kicks back six[00:34.840]You're in politics every time.[00:41.055]If you can please the big employers and the workers' lawyers[00:45.631]Keep them busy fighting while the fish are biting[00:49.544]Don't improve conditions 'cept for politicians[00:53.503]Then demand a little fee.[00:56.607]My boy the papers have a name for it it's politics,[01:00.424]Yes it's politics,filthy politics.[01:04.352]If you can treat the general public like a bunch of hicks[01:08.423]You're in politics, yes sir ree![01:14.502]You must be either high or lofty,or a regular softy,[01:19.186]Smart administrator,or a second rater,[01:23.098]Stern and super human,or like Harry Truman[01:26.834]Then you really make it pay.[01:30.098]The occupation that's designed for you is politics.[01:34.130]Often called a fix, but it's politics.[01:37.930]If you can mingle with the Dutchmen and the Irish mix[01:41.969]You're in politics, what the heck?[01:46.098]You spell it P O L I T I C S.[01:51.418]"My platform is a chicken for every pot!"[01:55.940]That's politics, what the heck?[02:03.946]