I went up to Warren Harding
who had strong Ohio friends.
I told him he's the Republican
who'll help us win again.

When I got up to Warren Harding
he seemed free of blame.
But he had a little problem.
Nan Britton was her name.

But it's all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't fool everyone.
But you can really fool yourself.

People came to Marion.
Everyone was there.
Turnout was enormous.
There was magic in the air.

And over in the corner
much to my surprise
Silent Cal's running as his pal
ignoring all the lies.

But it's all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't fool everyone.
But you can really fool yourself.

La, da-da, la-da-da-da-da...

Said he'd bring back old days.
Won't play Wilson's game.
But Carrie Phillips still hangs 'round
another Harding shame.

He said, "Jim Cox is not for you.
Return to normalcy."
But his friends got rich at the Teapot Dome.
Such criminality.

But it's all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't fool everyone.
But you can really fool yourself.

La, da-da, la-da-da-da-da...

Someone opened up the hotel door
and saw something that wasn't good.
Harding was dead, whether poison or stroke
and stiff as oaken wood.

If you wonder about Warren Harding
I wish you a lot of luck.
But if memory has served me very well
he was a hockey puck.

But it's all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't fool everyone.
But you can really fool yourself.

La, da-da, la-da-da-da-da...

And it's all right now.
I learned my lesson well.
You see, you can't fool everyone.
But you can really fool yourself.