Politickin’

“POLITICKIN’”

Lyrics by Larry Rossler
Music by Peter Link

POLITICKIN’S SLAPPIN’ BACKS AND GRINNIN TILL YOU DROP

VIRGIL

DOC

VIRGIL IT’S TRADIN’ JOKES WITH COUNCILMEN IN THE LOCAL BARBERSHOP

DOC IT’S TELLIN’ INFLUENTIAL WIVES THEIR COOKIN’S FINGER LICKIN’

DOC & VIRGIL YOU THROW THE BULL AND PULL THE WOOL AND THAT’S CALLED POLITICKIN

WYATT NAW, POLITICKIN’S KNOWIN’ HOW
TO TWIST SOMEBODY’S ARM

MORGAN AND GOIN’ FOR THE JUGGLAR VEIN CAN WORK JUST LIKE A CHARM

WYATT THE SECRET LIES IN HOW TO KEEP THE PUBLIC TERROR STRICKIN’

WYATT & MORGAN A SMOKIN’ COLT’S THE NUTS AND BOLTS
OF OLD TIME POLITICKIN’

I’M TALIKN’ ‘BOUT THAT HAT TIPPIN’

DOC

WYATT
HEAD CRACKIN’

DOC & VIRGIL
HAND GRIPPIN’

WYATT & MORGAN
FACE SMACKIN’

DOC & VIRGIL
SLICK TRICKIN’

WYATT & MORGAN
ASS KICKIN’

WYATT, MORGAN, DOC & VIRGIL
POLITICKIN’

VIRGIL
POLITICKIN’S DOIN’ ALL
THE THINGS THAT I PROPOSE

WYATT AND I PROPOSE THERE’S NOTHIN’
LIKE A PUNCH RIGHT IN THE NOSE

DOC
NO THAT’S NOT IT

WYATT
YOU LOST YOUR GRIT

DOC
NOT ME

WYATT
YOU’RE TURNIN’ CHICKEN

WYATT & DOC GUESS YOU AND ME JUST CAN’T AGREE
ON THIS HERE POLITICKIN’

DOC & VIRGIL THINK OF THE FUTURE IF YOU TRY ANOTHER TACK
WYATT EARP IN WASHINGTON, WE’LL EVEN HELP YOU PACK YOU COULD FULFILL YOUR GREAT AMBITION
BUT FIRST YOU’VE GOT TO PLAY THE POLITICIAN LIKE

DOC
BEN FRANKLIN

VIRGIL
JOHN ADAMS

DOC
DAN WEBSTER

VIRGIL
ABE LINCOLN
WELL, WYATT?
DOC
(More spoken than sung)

WYATT
I’LL TRY IT!

WYATT & VIRGIL
POLITICKIN’!

DOC
Now ya got it, Wyatt.

WYATT & DOC
POLITICKIN

VIRGIL
The man’s come to his senses!

MORGAN
Never thought I’d see the day.

WYATT, DOC, VIRGIL & MORGAN
POLITICKIN