0:00 The curtain rose on Monday morn, a brand new bill was freshly born0:05 To fix the roads and mend the grid, a noble and ambitious bid0:10 The talking heads all sang its praise, a dawn of brand new, better days0:15 But then a rider was attached, a plan so perfectly mismatched0:21 It wasn't funds for schools or art, it tore the entire thing apart0:26 It specified the font and size for all congressional goodbyes!0:31 Oh, the Beltway Ballyhoo!0:36 A five-act play on C-SPAN 2!0:42 The cast is lost, the script's insane, they're making it all up again!0:47 The tickers flash, the pundits scream, it's just a fever-dreamer's dream!0:52 Is this a farce or is it true?0:58 The great American Ballyhoo!1:03 A Senator, with solemn face, held court in some forgotten place1:08 He wouldn't vote, he stood his ground, 'til better parking could be found!1:13 Not for the people, do not jest, but for his aide's electric Quest!1:19 Meanwhile on Twitter, what's the news?1:24 A congressman who wore two shoes1:29 Of slightly different shades of brown! It brought the whole discussion down!1:35 The bill was stalled, the nation wept, while everybody's timeline kept on showing pictures of the shoes!1:40 Oh, the Beltway Ballyhoo!1:45 A five-act play on C-SPAN 2!1:50 The cast is lost, the script's insane, they're making it all up again!1:56 The tickers flash, the pundits scream, it's just a fever-dreamer's dream!2:01 Is this a farce or is it true?2:06 The great American Ballyhoo!2:11 Who wrote this scene? Who penned this line? It lacks all reason and design!2:17 The audience is tired and sore, we've seen this tragicomedy before!2:22 We're begging for a plot that's clear, but the director cannot hear!2:27 So the orchestra begins to swell, we're trapped inside this ringing bell!2:33 One more time now, with feeling! CUE THE LIGHTS!2:38 Oh, the Beltway Ballyhoo! (What a review!)2:43 A five-act play on C-SPAN 2! (We have no clue!)2:48 The cast is lost, the script's insane, they're making it all up again!2:54 The tickers flash, the pundits scream, it's just a fever-dreamer's dream!2:59 Is this a farce or is it true? (What will they do!?)3:04 Until next week's... spectacular... unbelievable... Washington... BALLYHOO!
