Kit Kelen #367 - 1 - Groundhog Year

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Groundhog Year

rise and shine campers!

this is the year the world

stuffs itself with cream puff

drives over and over the cliff

scoffs at best advice

because it knows the blizzard is coming,

knows because it's been here before

let's see

in January – Hitler's made Chancellor

that was some fancy footwork

in February – the Reichstag Fire

followed the day after by a decree

puts all the communists in gaol

(leaves them on the ballot paper for March though

that makes them easier to find)

you see how quickly things unfold

in America, FDR is sworn in and the New Deal begins

King Kong premieres in March

the Nazis win the Federal Election with 43% of the vote

then that's it for voting in Germany for a while

in April the first laws against the Jews

and the Nazis begin with a one-day boycott of Jewish businesses

in April the Gestapo is established

you see by what easy stages things may quickly unfold

Trade Unions are banned in Germany in May

massive book burnings begin

in June all parties other than the Nazi Party are banned

you see how quickly the world is changed

July – in India Gandhi goes to gaol

Germany begins forced sterilizations on eugenics grounds

in October Einstein arrives at Princeton to stay

November – Duck Soup is released – everyone sings 'Hail Freedonia'

I won't mention the years that followed

just to remind

K Mart shoppers

it's true that every American wins a prize

two cars in the garage

and now the old factory shines again

how glorious the past of our glories

isn't it great to be great again

tautology's too long a word for me

what year are we living now, history buffs?

hold onto your hat and see!