Yea Eddie!

Sung to the tune from the theme song of "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Now this is the story all about how
Alberta got flipped, turned upside down
I'd like to take a minute and then you'll see
How Ed because the leader of a party called PC

East of E-town Ed was born and raised
On the homestead where he spent most of his days
Milking cows, farming, and workin' real hard
And a-shootin' some gophers out in his backyard

When a couple of voters said, "Be our MLA!"
Ed started making headlines in the cabinet
Ralph got in one too many fights
And the Tories got scared
They said, "You're retired and you're out of your lair!"

Ed jumped in the race and when voting came near
The odds looked bad and he was in the rear
If anything, Jim thought Ed wouldn't make the pledge
But Ed thought, "Nah, forget it.
Yo, homes: to the Leg'!"

He pulled through the 2nd ballot, came up with a win
And yelled to old Ralphy, "Crack out the gin!"
He looked at his kingdom, he was finally there
To sit on his throne as Alberta's next premier.

-Originally published in the Getaway, Dec 2006

One of the few things that I actually found funny and NOT offensive in the Getaway. I was going to see if I could find a link to the actual article, but I don't want to link to the Getaway due to the nasty nature of the crap they publish in the joke issue. Plus I don't even know if they have it online, and I don't want to waste my time finding out. Time for sleep.