When I'm The President
written by al lewis & al sherman
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WHEN I'M THE PRESIDENT - MAE QUESTEL as BETTY BOOP
BETTY BOOP FOR PRESIDENT (BETTY BOOP) 1932
BETTY BOOP FOR PRESIDENT (BETTY BOOP) 1932
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Al Sherman was a hugely successful songwriter in 20's, 30's and 40's, writing an astonishing 500+ songs. He was one of the most sought after songwriters of Tin Pan Alley, collaborating with numerous other writers. Sherman wrote several songs with multi-talented writer Al Sherman that appeared in Fleischer Studio's animated shorts, including Got To Be A Football Hero, from the Popeye short named after the song. The duo also wrote When I'm President for the 1932 short Betty Boop For President. The song was later re-worked and re-used in 1948 Popeye short Olive Oyl For President by Lamous Studios - Fleischer Studio's successor. The song appears there as If I Were President, where it is sung by Mae Questel (again) as Olive Oil. At the ending of the classic short Betty Boop For President, there is an optimistic image of a cold beer - the following year beer would become legal again after prohibition was finally lifted.
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EDDIE CANTOR |
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1948
OLIVE OYL FOR PRESIDENT featuring MAE QUESTEL |
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WHEN I'M PRESIDENT
Some of you have money,
While some are poor you know.
If you send me to Washington,
I'll just divide the dough.
Oh, when I'm the president,
When I'm the president.
I'll handle all the money,
When I'm the president
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
Now if you have a sister,
And want a brother too,
Tell Pa and Ma to vote for me,
I'll see what I can do.
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
I'm, Mr. Nobody!
Who will make your taxes light,
Mr. Nobody!
Who will protect the voters right,
Mr. Nobody!
Who fills up your flower keg,
Who cares if you have to beg,
Who cares if you break a leg,
Mr. Nobody!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Boo boo!
When your hungry who feeds you,
Mr. Nobody!
Who cares what becomes of you,
Mr. Nobody!
Should you wake some early dawn,
Find some new milk man is on,
Who cares if your wife is gone,
Mr. Nobody!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Boo boo!
Oh, when I'm the president,
When I'm the president.
I won't talk on the radio,
When I'm the president.
Oh, when I'm the president,
Aha, when I'm the president.
I'll show ya how I run the house,
When I'm the president.
What this country is in need of,
Is a lot of Hi-De-Ho!
Boopy Doops and chocolate ice cream!
We say yes,
And we say no!
Now we will give things for nothing,
Movies, cabarets and jazz.
We accept it,
We reject it.
Your an Elephant,
Your an ass.
Hmm...
You have heard all my suggestions,
And with me you all agree.
Now we'll will have a perfect country,
These improvements you will see
Some of you have money,
While some are poor you know.
If you send me to Washington,
I'll just divide the dough.
Oh, when I'm the president,
When I'm the president.
I'll handle all the money,
When I'm the president
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
Now if you have a sister,
And want a brother too,
Tell Pa and Ma to vote for me,
I'll see what I can do.
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
We want Betty!
Who am I?
Who am I?
Who am I?
I'm, Mr. Nobody!
Who will make your taxes light,
Mr. Nobody!
Who will protect the voters right,
Mr. Nobody!
Who fills up your flower keg,
Who cares if you have to beg,
Who cares if you break a leg,
Mr. Nobody!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Boo boo!
When your hungry who feeds you,
Mr. Nobody!
Who cares what becomes of you,
Mr. Nobody!
Should you wake some early dawn,
Find some new milk man is on,
Who cares if your wife is gone,
Mr. Nobody!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Shhh....shhh,
Boo boo!
Boo boo!
Oh, when I'm the president,
When I'm the president.
I won't talk on the radio,
When I'm the president.
Oh, when I'm the president,
Aha, when I'm the president.
I'll show ya how I run the house,
When I'm the president.
What this country is in need of,
Is a lot of Hi-De-Ho!
Boopy Doops and chocolate ice cream!
We say yes,
And we say no!
Now we will give things for nothing,
Movies, cabarets and jazz.
We accept it,
We reject it.
Your an Elephant,
Your an ass.
Hmm...
You have heard all my suggestions,
And with me you all agree.
Now we'll will have a perfect country,
These improvements you will see
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