Dear Mrs. Reagan
First played on February 3rd, 1986 in Burlington, Vermont, this is one of the rare number of political pieces sung by Phish. The song was inspired by Nancy Reagan, and played like a Bob Dylan spoof. There is more importance lyrically than musically. It was polular with Reagan in the presidency, but when he left, the song left too. It has never been on an album.
Dear Mrs. Reagan, I hope you're feeling well
Fighting drugs and abortion will keep you out of hell
Send in the troops, they'll shut the system down
Take away their leaders and replace them all with clowns
Out in the Rose Garden, time for a speech
Make up your face so it looks like a peach
Aw, Nancy dear, what shall I say?
Tell ole Ronnie it's all OK.
Oh Mrs Reagan, Mrs Reagan
Gun your husband down
You'll collect insurance
Make our country sound
Dear Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down,
Save us from this awful fate
George Bush will be our next president!
Dear Mr Reagan, your hair is really swell
Buy another missile and damn the poor to hell
Pump up our resources,
You'll make us strong abroad
Foreign country leaders
Know that you're a fraud
Oh Ron, you're such a patriot
We think that you're an idiot
Everybody's singing this time
Oh Mrs Reagan, Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down,
Don't this let injustice reign,
It's Ron you must uncrown
Oh Mrs Reagan, gun your husband down
Send him out to pasture
His brain cannot be found