Giorgio: It’s Christmas Time in the City

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Paul Giorgio, GoLocalWorcester MINDSETTER™

As it is Christmas Eve, I thought I would pen a few songs to our City & Community Leaders. This tradition was started by Ken Moynihan, a longtime political pundit in Worcester who used to write for both Worcester Magazine and the Worcester Telegram. So Ken this is done in fun and in your memory. I’m not as good as you, but hopefully I will get better.

Palmeri The Long winded Councilor
To the tune of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer

You know Toomey and Russell, and Rivera , and Rosen Lukes, and Gaffney, and Bergman and Rushton But do you recall The most long winded councilor of all Palmeri the long winded councilor had a lot of words to use and if you ever heard him
You would blow a fuse

All of the other councilors used to laugh and call him names they never let poor Palmeri play in any council games. Then one crazy Council night
Petty came to say: Palmeri with your words so right
Won’t you guide Augustus tonight?" Then all the councilors loved him as they shouted out with glee, Palmeri the long winded councilor you'll go down in history!

Petty Baby
Dedicated to City Councilor Kate Toomey and sung to Santa Baby

Petty baby, just slip a Committee under the tree for me; Been an awful good girl, Petty baby and hurry down the Council Chamber tonight Petty baby, Public Works is what I want too, Unlike Russell ,I'll never question you
dear, Petty baby and hurry down the Council Chamber tonight Think of all the fun I've missed Think of all those votes I haven't missed Next year I could be just as good... if you'd check off my Committee list Petty baby, I want a job and really that's not a lot Been an angel all year; Petty baby, so hurry down the Council Chamber tonight Petty honey, there's one thing I really do need, the chair - To Public Works, ’ Petty baby so hurry down the Council Chamber tonight Petty baby, I'm filling my stocking with votes,
Sign your 'X' on the line, Petty cutie, and hurry down the council chamber tonight Come and make my Christmas come true
Please don’t make me blue
I really do support you let’s see if you can help me too
Petty baby, forgot to mention one little thing, I won’t talk anymore, Petty baby, so hurry down the Council Chamber tonight Hurry down the Council chamber tonight Hurry tonight

Worcester Wonderland
Sung to the tune of Winter Wonderland

Sleigh bells ring are you listening on Shrewsbury Street
Snow is glistening a beautiful sight No restaurants open tonite
Walking in a Worcester wonderland Gone away is Mike O’Brien
Here to stay is a the new one
He sings a love song as we get along walking in a Worcester wonderland In the Canal we can build a snowman then pretend that he is Johnny G
He'll say: why have you forgotten us
We’ll say: Johnny cause you make such a fuss
But we will build the Canal
When you leave town Later on they’ll conspire as the Machine sits by the fire To face unafraid the plans that they’ve made walking in a Worcester wonderland On the Common we can build a snowman and pretend that he's a circus clown We'll have lots of fun with Mister Gaffney until the other Councilors knock him down When it snows ain't it thrilling The DPW makes a killing We'll frolic and play the Worcester way walking in a Worcester wonderland Walking in Worcester wonderland walking in a Worcester wonderland

Donald the Trump
Sung to Frosty the Snowman

Donald the Trump was an angry bitter soul with crazy hair and a face that scares and a heart made out of stone Donald the Trump is anti immigrant they say He has feet of clay the republicans say but he led the polls everyday
There must have been some magic
in that funny hair he found for when he stuck it on his head he began to pick up ground

Donald the Trump lies to you and me He s anti women and
Anti Muslim as we all can see
Trumpity trump trump Trumpity trump trump Look at Donald go Trumpity trump trump Trumpity, trump, trump Off to New Hampshire watch him go Donald the Trump Knew the press was on its way Let me run and have some fun Before I fade away Trumpity trump trump Trumpity trump trump Look at Donald go Trumpity trump trump Trumpity trump trump Donald the Trump Knew he could not last He waved goodbye
And Said don't you cry I‘ll be back again some day