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I’ve written a little ditty about the controversy going on in New Jersey, specifically in terms of what our governor, Chris Christie, actually knew about the recent bridge scandal in which two of his employees shut down lanes of traffic to send a message to a mayor. If the governor know they were striking a blow for the team, he may be in some trouble. We knew he found out that a “traffic study” was done (which was actually a bogus closure of enough traffic lanes to a major bridge to back up traffic for miles and cause some major upheaval. So while we’re waiting for the evidence to be pondered, here is a song, sung to the tune of Monty Python’s “I’m a Lumberjack” for your enjoyment.

(Chorus 1)
Oh I’m a Jersey Girl and I’m okay.
I sleep, I eat, and I work and play.

I have a home, I have a job.
I keep my front yard green.
We’re also called the Garden State
And I think that’s quite keen.

(Repeat Chorus 1)

We have Chris Christie for mayor.
I think he’s pretty good.
But now there have been rumors
Throughout the neighborhood.

(Chorus 2)
Oh, he’s a Jersey Guy and he’s okay.
He sleeps, he eats, and he works and plays.

He writes laws from behind his desk
and helpers do his bidding.
But sometimes they get attitudes
When they’re mad, they’re not kidding.

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Some underlings did dirty work
and snarled up Jersey traffic.
When governor Christie found out,
his displeasure was quite graphic.

(Repeat Chorus 2)

Was he aware the traffic jam
Was part of a great plot?
Or did they tell him half-lies,
and not reveal the lot?

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Now since I live in Jersey
I protect the land I live in.
We’ll find out what did happen
And face the facts as given.

So until we know the whole deal
Don’t pick on Jersey State.
We’re all in this together
That packs a lot of weight.

Oh we’re Americans and we’re okay.
We live, we learn, then we go our way.