One Cat, One Vote, One BeerI

Ry Cooder & Joachim Cooder & Jared Smith 

  Hey bartender, what you say? 
  I'm gonna get drunk on election day! 
  Want one glass of bourbon, one glass of rye 
  Come on, set me up Joe, don't pass me by! 
  My money's alright but my feet's got sore 
  See I been trying to vote, 'bout an hour or more 
  I tried but I didn't get nowhere 
  Joe, I just don't think they're doing this voting fair and square 

  Better make it one cat, one vote and one beer 
  Bartender, one cat, one vote and one beer 

  See, I went downtown to the voting room 
  'Cause I wanted to get my voting done soon 
  the man said, “We're gonna have to do a little checking on you!” 
  come back a little later on and said, 
  “Well, Buddy, you know, your vote just can't go through 
  says you been dead, ten years back, we're sure not gonna take a vote off a dead red cat!” 
  “What you say?” 
  “Step aside now, you're interfering with the election process, that's a crime” 
  “The crime is you!” 
  “Well, Buddy, voting is something I just don't think you're going to do” 

  chorus 

  now, I'm gonna drink a little gin and some mellow wine 
  then I'm gonna try that voting machine out just one more time 
  'Cause democracy is in our hands, but it's slipping through our fingers just like sand 
  I'm worried for you, sure worried for me, watching the election coming round on the TV 
  Voting is closed, we already lost the race 
  Might as well meet me down to Little Joe's Place 

  chorus