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E-L-E-C-TOR-ALElectoral College - we've got a tale to tell!So what if we don't have a football team?At least we never have to write a themeNo classes, no professors, no tuitionYet we're the goal of every politicianBecause everyone who graduates becomes the president(Ta da!)I'm gonna send your vote to collegeWhen you vote for presidentAnd if you'll let me share some knowledgeYou'll understand this big event!The folks who wrote our ConstitutionHad the idea for this planAnd it's been used in our electionsSince our government beganWhen you pull down on my levers for the person of your choiceYou're also choosing state electors, who will have the final voiceThey're called the electoral college, and they'll meet to stipulateWho the voters have selected to be the winner in each stateNow, the number of electorsSongtexteThat your state is going to getIs based on total populationThat's a formula that's setAnd when the popular vote is countedTo find a winner in each state,Each state will pledge all of its electorsTo choose the winning candidate!I like it! I like it!E-L-E-C-TOR-ALElectoral College - and we deserve a yell!And even if the vote is closeAnd someone wins by just a little, tiny hairElectors give that person all their votesAnd it's considered fair and square!I'm gonna send your vote to collegeWhen you vote for presidentAnd now the electoral collegeWill work the way our founders meantSo what if they don't have a big macho football team?It's every politician's special dream!Because everyone who graduatesYes, everyone who graduatesEveryone who graduates becomes the president! Aus Songtexte Mania