Deadline Poet
Indispensable
(An old Nat "King" Cole song, as sung by Rudy "King"
Giuliani)
About the Author
Calvin Trillin
Indispensable, that's what I am.
I'm an
icon now, like Uncle Sam.
I'm the rock this town is built
upon.
Après moi, no one could carry on.
No one
but me
Could possibly be
(bah, bah, bah)
Indispensable,
the mayor for life.
No one worries now about my wife.
So, you
see, I've simply got to stay.
I'll be mayor forever and a
day.
And I'll still be indispensable then.
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