Black and White

May the 7th, 1851 (1851)
 Day of days for Bridgeport's favorite son (Bridgeport's favorite son)
 Living whales he sent to Hades
 Likewise Swedish singing ladies
 And the local clockworks he will run (And the local clockworks he will run)
 Gone those wooly schemes that filled his head (Schemes that filled his head)
 Farewell, Kelly green and cherry red (Farewell, Kelly green and cherry red)
 No more "Step right up and see him"
 Barnum's closed his last museum
 And he's gonna live his life instead
 Black and white
 The future's rosy living black and white
 Keep both feet on the ground
 Don't let those daydreams spin you round
 See things the way they are
 You're gonna tumble if you fly too far
 Stay low and hold on tight
 Living black and white
 He could run the clockworks, Barnum found (Barnum found)
 In two months he'd run it in the ground (In two months he'd run it in the ground)
 Purchased then 500 shovels
 Said "Men mustn't live in hovels
 And a new utopia I will found"
 Planned a very modern model town
 Elevated roads to stroll around
 Grew so high it made you groggy
 Built on land a trifle soggy
 So as it rose up it started down (Down down down)
 Black and white
 He built a city that was black and white
 It took no end of spunk
 And looked quite splendid as it sunk
 Here comes another lurch
 There goes the depot and the Baptist church
 As they slipped out of sight
 They were black and white
 So long, ta-ta, goodnight
 Bye bye, black and white
 Oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh oh
 Oh yeah
 Heard about your city, what a shame
 But the truth is, politic's your game
 Kissing babies, making speeches
 Posing with the local peaches
 Fun, respectability and fame
 You could be an alder man - no, wait (No, wait)
 Congressman! I mean U.S, not state (Not state)
 Mayor! No, that's easy pickin's
 Senator! Oh, what the dickens
 Why not head our presidential slate?
 Black and white
 He's playing politics in black and white
 Cold truth and good hard facts
 Give all that razzmatazz the axe
 No bunting in the streets
 You'll talk of budget cuts and ballot sheets
 Statistics day and night
 Running black and white
 Black and white
 I'm runnin' politics in black and white
 Cold truth and good hard facts
 Give all that razzmatazz the axe
 No bunting in the streets
 I talk of budget cuts and balance sheets
 Statistics day and night
 Charity, I'm losing 'em
 You gotta let me bring a bit color into this campaign
 Or they're gonna beat me
 Very well, Taylor. Go ahead!
 Black and white
 He's had his fill of living black and white
 So long, ta-ta, good night
 Bye bye bye bye black and
 White!