Monday, October 8, 2012

Obama's Version Of Afroman's "Because I Got High"


It's like I don't care about nothing man
Roll another joint, ooh la da da da la da da la la da da

I was gonna start an economic boom, until I got high
I was gonna stop and end the doom, but then I got high
This country is still a tomb and I know why
(Why man?)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I was gonna cut the price of gas before I got high
I coulda drilled and kicked some ass, but I got high
(Uh uh la la da da)
Now the voters are takin' a pass and I know why
(Why man? Hey hey)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

(Go to the next one, go to the next one, go to the next one)
I was gonna git down to The Oval, but then I got high
(Oh oh)
I was gonna work on a campaign slogan, but I got high
(La da da da da)
So it's jus' "Forward" from Joe Stalin and I know why
(Why man?)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I was gonna find me a new church before I got high
I was gonna drop that Muslim lurch, but then I got high
(No you wasn't)
That Arab Spring won't bear research and I know why
(Why man? Yeah)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I wasn't gonna bail out the bankers, but I was high
(Uh, I'm serious man)
I was gonna jail all the wankers, but I was high
(Uh)
Now I'm just an old Dodd-Franker and I know why
(Ha ha ha, why man?)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I was gonna pay for the bills I wrote until I got high
(Say what? Say what?)
I wasn't gonna gamble all our gold, but then I got high
(Uh uh)
Now the debt load's sinkin' the boat and I know why
(Why man?)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I was gonna give you the public option, but then I got high
(Ooh, I'm serious)
I was gonna make it much cheaper too, but then I got high
(Oh)
Y'all'll be screwed before I'm through and I know why
(Ah, trying to shut off, ha ha ha)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I transformed the entire country because I got high
(Go go go)
I made every last road bumpy because I got high say
(What? Say what? Say what?)
It'll soon be third-world-dumpy and I know why
(Why man? Yeah yeah)

Because I got high, because I got high, because I got high

I'ma stop singing this song because I'm high
(Raise the ceiling baby)
I'm singing this whole thing wrong because I'm high
(Bring it back)
And if I don't sell one copy, I'll know why
(Why man? Yeah)

'Cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high, 'cause I'm high
La la da da da da la da da da shoobe do be do wa
Skibitty do da da da la get jiggy with it scubbydooby wa


(original video here)