Children's Uke-Song: "ARE YOUR ETHICS LOW?"

 

SONG with UKULELE CHORDS

MUSICAL UNDERPINNINGS: "Do Your Ears Hang Low?", around 1900, likely a sanitized version of a bawdy, nonsensical campfire song, with some similarity to "Turkey in the Straw". The tune is now most familiar as a children's novelty song, as performed by Sharon, Lois and Bram, and others. (Check out their You-tubed version HERE.)

PARODY COMPOSED: Stimulated by various discussions of presidential preoccupations as discussed recently by the media, Giorgio Coniglio wrote these lyrics in July, 2025. Further explanatory notes (or verses) may be added as the situation evolves further. 

  To return to the corresponding post on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" (and to see the lyrics without the chord-chart indications) click HERE. 

ARE YOUR ETHICS LOW?

   (to the tune of "Do your Ears Hang Low?")

                                                                  

                     

Are your [G]ethics low, unlike Kamala and Joe?

The DOJ * 's got photo-pics and [D7]piles of video.

If released, elaboration could cause MAGA ** consternation --, 

Drive pol-ra[D7]tings [G]low? 

Are your standards low? Friendly pedophiles you know

Have bestowed conspiring theorists with [D7]rumors that will flow -- 
MAGA-[G]loyalists hoped Dems would crowd "Jeff's list", and steal the show. 
Are your e[D7]thics [G]low?  

 

Are your moral precepts low? Nasty pederasts you know

Seen in birthday cards and photo-files and [D7]piles of video. 

At some [G]parties you were host; bimbos aged eighteen at most.  

Are your stan[D7]dards [G]low?

Are your moral standards low? It's "fake news", we hear you crow: 

"Files concocted by James Comey, and [D7]Hillary and Joe."  

So get [G]Congress dismissed early, and avoid the hurly-burly.

Aren't your pre[D7]cepts [G]low?

* Department of Justice (US)

** make America great again, slogan for the loosely defined Trump-controlled  Republican Party 

ORIGINAL SONG-LYRICS

              G 
Do your ears hang low? Do they wobble to and fro?
                                                            D7
Can you tie them in a knot? Can you tie them in a bow?
               G 
Can you throw them o'er your shoulder like a regimental soldier?
                       D7    G 
Do your ears hang low? 

 

              G 
Do your ears stand high? Do they reach up to the sky?
                                                                        D7
Do they droop when they are wet? Do they stiffen when they're dry?
               G 
Can you summon o'er your neighbour with a minimum of labour?
                      D7      G 
Do your ears stand high? 

 
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