A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor

Keep Your Feet on the Ground
Saturday, January 31, 2009

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Mr. President
It's been about ten days
Applause and cheering and the band plays
But when you're tired of the sound
It's good to get your feet on the ground.

You're the commander
You're the boss
You make the speeches, sign the laws
Still you should remember to floss
Keep your feet on the ground

INST.

In the midst of foreign affairs
It's laundry makes the world go round
So wash your socks and underwear
And keep your feet on the ground.

A man with 82% approval
A man admired and renowned
Still should do some snow removal
Keep your feet on the ground

INST.

You're a rock star, you're a prince
You weren't inaugurated, you were crowned
One way to keep your feet on the ground
Is to get a dog from the animal pound

Not a purebred, some old hound
And when at night you hear the sound
Of scratching cause he has to go
You take him out in the snow
You stand there in the cold and shudder,
Leash in one hand, Baggie in the other

You get on a pedestal, you know you'll fall
If you want to get grounded, come to St. Paul
Where people don't do high-hat or phony
They don't stand on ceremony.

You're the biggest man in town
Your speeches may be very profound
And cheering crowds line the street
And scatter roses at your feet
Just keep your feet on the ground

KEEP YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND
—Garrison Keillor, Pat Donohue and Gary Raynor
—w: Garrison Keillor
—m: "Lulu's Back in Town", Harry Warren and Al Dubin, and Richard Dworsky and Pat Donohue
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