03x10 - Three-Ring Government

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[narrator] And last...

The Three-Ring Government.

♪ I'm gonna have
A three-ring circus someday ♪

♪ People will say it's a fine one, son ♪

♪ I'm going to have
A three-ring circus someday ♪

♪ People will come from miles around ♪

♪ Lions, tigers, acrobats
And jugglers and clowns ♪

♪ Galore ♪

♪ Tight-rope walkers ♪

♪ Pony riders, elephants
And so much more ♪

♪ Guess I got the idea
Right here at school ♪

♪ Felt like a fool
When they called my name ♪

♪ Talking about the government
And how it's arranged ♪

♪ Divided in three like a circus ♪

♪ Ring one, Executive ♪

♪ Two is Legislative, that's Congress ♪

♪ Ring three, Judiciary ♪

♪ See, it's kind of like my circus ♪

♪ Circus ♪

♪ Step right up
And visit ring number one ♪

♪ The show's just begun
Meet the president ♪

♪ I'm here to see that the laws get done ♪

♪ The ringmaster of the government ♪

[applause]

♪ On with the show ♪

♪ Hurry, hurry, hurry to ring number two ♪

♪ See what they do in the Congress ♪

♪ Passing laws and juggling bills ♪

♪ It's quite a thrill in the Congress ♪

[cheering]

♪ Focus your attention
On ring number three ♪

♪ The Judiciary's in the spotlight ♪

♪ The courts take the laws
And they tame the tigers ♪

♪ Balancing the wrongs with your rights ♪

[cheering]

♪ No one part can be ♪

♪ More powerful than any other is ♪

♪ Each controls the other, you see ♪

♪ And that's what we call
Checks and balances ♪

♪ Well, everybody's act
Is part of the show ♪

♪ And no one's job is more important ♪

♪ The audience is kind of like
The country, you know ♪

♪ Keeping an eye on their performance ♪

♪ Ring one, Executive ♪

♪ Two is Legislative, that's Congress ♪

♪ Ring three, Judiciary ♪

♪ See, it's kind of like my circus ♪

♪ My circus ♪

♪ I'm going to have
A three-ring circus someday ♪

♪ People will say it's a fine one, son ♪

♪ But until I get it, I'll do my thing ♪

♪ With government it's got three rings ♪