My Fair Lady {of Texas}

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Just you wait, ‘enry ‘iggins, just you wait

You’ll be sorry but your tears ‘ll be too late

You’ll be hungry, I’ll have brisket

And some bacon and a biscuit 

You can’t have my sweet tea, damnit,

Just you wait

Just you wait, ‘enry ‘iggins, till you’re here

You will see a bowl of cheese sauce by the beer 

What is this, you will wonder, that they go so ape-shit over

It’s queso, you fool, plus jalapeños.

Ooo ‘enry ‘iggins, just you wait

Till you see some Austin hippies on a date

They are eating vegan bowls, boba tea, sushi rolls

And you’ll wonder how anyone here is even straight (they all live in Amarillo).

Oh ho ho, ‘enry ‘iggins, oh ho ho, ‘enry ‘iggins, just you wait

When you see that all the folks are overweight

It’s the booze, it’s the meat, it’s the tacos, it’s the heat

We can’t walk around and exercise, you moron, or we’ll die of heat exhaustion.

One day I’ll be famous, I’ll be proper and prim

I’ll hire Willie Nelson himself to come over, sing a hymn

We’ll get a beach house on the water where you’ll meet the farmer’s daughter

But she will turn her nose up because you don’t have a large truck and an oil money trust fund.

You will see how much we love this place, despite its many flaws

It has cows and canned tomatoes and very few gun laws

And you’ll say By george, I’ll move there

But real estate prices are a nightmare

And we’ll tell you if you do, please move to Lubbock because Dallas is full.

All the people will celebrate the glory of this state

They will raise their glass to cowboys and George Strait

But all I want is ‘enry ‘iggins dead, his liberal politics I dread

“Done, ” says the governor with a special on Fox news explaining the entire situation

Then they’ll march you, ‘enry ‘iggins to the wall!

And the Governor will tell me, “Liza, sound the call!”

As they raise their rifles higher, I’ll shout

“Ready, aim, fire!”

Because clearly we don’t have any problem using our rifles down here in Texas. 

In the meantime, have a margarita.  It’s really damn hot.