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George
Washington was the first in the line. |
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came Adams and he was fine.
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Jefferson bought Louisiana for you and me.
His face is on the nickel for us to see. |
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Madison fled the capital with First Lady Dolley,
while the British burned the White House and
said it was jolly. |
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Monroe had a doctrine that kept Europe away,
and we would force them out if they didn't obey.
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John Quincy Adams was John Adam's Son,
choosing men with the same name had begun.
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Andrew Jackson was tough as could be,
And that's why they called him "Old Hickory."
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Martin Van Buren had the nickname "OK." |
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Harrison was too old they say. |
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| Tyler was an accident, but worked with all his might. |
| Polk shouted, "Fifty-four forty or fight". |
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"Old Rough and Ready" fought the Mexican War,
but Zachary Taylor didn't last four.
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Milliard Fillmore learned to read. |
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Franklin Pierce had the memory of speed. |
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James Buchanan let the south get away.
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Lincoln brought it back, and it's still here today.
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Andrew Johnson had to be impeached,
but two-thirds of the Senate votes couldn't be reached. |
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U.S. Grant had a name to be feared. |
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Rutherford B. Hayes wore a long beard. |
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James A. Garfield could write with both hands. |
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Chester A. Arthur was the gentleman of the land. |
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Cleveland served two different terms and that was the truth.
A candy bar was named after his daughter, "Baby Ruth". |
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Benjamin Harrison wore his grandfather's hat.
He served four years and that was that. |
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Grover Cleveland was really tough.
He came back for more because he hadn't had enough. |
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McKinley has a claim to fame.
Our highest mountain bears his name. |
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Roosevelt was the first president to ride in a plane.
"Teddy" is a bear that holds his name. |
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William Howard Taft weighed a ton. |
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Woodrow Wilson won World War One. |
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Warren G. Harding made himself heard, |
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but silent Calvin Coolidge hardly ever said a word. |
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Herbert Hoover watched the stock market crash. |
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Great Depression wouldn't last. |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was our president four times.
His head was engraved on our dimes. |
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Harry Truman dropped the big bomb.
He won World War II and brought the cold war on. |
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Eisenhower was very liked.
He went by the name of "Ike". |
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Kennedy, for a president, was very young.
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Johnson took the oath on Air Force One.
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Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook!"
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Ford let Nixon off the hook.
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Jimmy Carter had a great big grin,
but inflation caught up to him after he was in.
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Ronald Reagan was a movie star with a great smile.
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George Bush ended the Gulf War with style.
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Bill Clinton stayed out of jail.
He said he tried it, but he didn't inhale.
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Now it's another man's chance to be the one.
The man of the hour is George Bush's son.
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He's got the same name, but don't let it trouble you.
He's George W. Bush, but you can call him "W".
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