| He was elected
| El fue elegido
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| Wingnut raised and corn fed
| Wingnut criado y alimentado con maíz
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| Teabags dragging on the chamber floor
| Bolsitas de té arrastrándose por el suelo de la cámara
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| He did what he had to do
| Hizo lo que tenía que hacer
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| To get southern boys to vote for you
| Para que los chicos sureños voten por ti
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| To grease the wheels to get you in the door
| Para engrasar las ruedas para meterte en la puerta
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| But he must have said some things
| Pero debe haber dicho algunas cosas.
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| That made them think that he was strange
| Eso les hizo pensar que era extraño.
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| And made them wonder if he was one of them
| Y les hizo preguntarse si él era uno de ellos.
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| Called him in and questioned him
| Lo llamó y lo interrogó.
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| But he wouldn’t make amends
| Pero él no haría las paces
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| So they had to reel the poor boy in
| Así que tuvieron que atrapar al pobre chico
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| He was an absolute
| El era un absoluto
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| Piece of shit to tell the truth
| Pedazo de mierda a decir verdad
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| But he never told the truth to me
| Pero nunca me dijo la verdad
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| He never told the truth to you
| El nunca te dijo la verdad
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| Don’t think he ever set out to
| No creas que nunca se propuso
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| He was indifferent to honesty
| Era indiferente a la honestidad
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| His positions were pre-ordained
| Sus posiciones estaban predeterminadas.
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| To help conceal his vast disdain
| Para ayudar a ocultar su gran desdén
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| For anything that lessened his appeal
| Por cualquier cosa que disminuya su atractivo
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| His integrity was phoning in
| Su integridad estaba llamando
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| Totally Nixonian
| totalmente nixoniano
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| Honing in the art of making deals
| Perfeccionar el arte de hacer tratos
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| He was a piece of work
| El era una pieza de trabajo
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| More or less a total jerk
| Más o menos un idiota total
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| His own mama called him an S.O.B
| Su propia mamá lo llamó hijo de puta
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| He never worked an honest day
| Nunca trabajó un día honesto
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| Just kissed up to a better way
| Solo besado hasta una mejor manera
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| To sell the cow that you could get for free
| Para vender la vaca que podrías conseguir gratis
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| When he got out of line
| Cuando se pasó de la raya
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| They snatched him up from behind
| Lo agarraron por la espalda
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| And put him in a box with fancy trim
| Y ponerlo en una caja con adornos elegantes
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| Rolled him out for all to see
| Lo desplegó para que todos lo vieran
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| His rendez-vous with destiny
| Su cita con el destino
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| Now someone else will play the part of him | Ahora alguien más hará el papel de él. |