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Clips from I'm Just a Bill (Schoolhouse Rock!)

here in Washington.

"here in Washington."

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[singing] I'm just a bill.

"[singing] I'm just a bill."

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It's a long, long wait while I'm sitting in committee.

"It's a long, long wait while I'm sitting in committee."

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I was just an idea.

"I was just an idea."

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Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed

"Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed"

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whether they should let me be a law.

"whether they should let me be a law."

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(congressmen) [arguing]

"(congressmen) [arguing]"

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Is all that discussion and debate about you?

"Is all that discussion and debate about you?"

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Oooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live.

"Oooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live."

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says you should be a law the President can still say No.

"says you should be a law the President can still say No."

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If the President vetoes me I have to go back to Congress

"If the President vetoes me I have to go back to Congress"

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(boy) By that time it's very unlikely

"(boy) By that time it's very unlikely"

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but today I am still just a bill.

"but today I am still just a bill."

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to get to this capital building

"to get to this capital building"

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Well I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?

"Well I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?"

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And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill.

"And I'm sitting here on Capitol Hill."

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Well it's a long, long journey to the capitol city.

"Well it's a long, long journey to the capitol city."

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But I know I'll be a law someday.

"But I know I'll be a law someday."

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At least I hope and pray that I will.

"At least I hope and pray that I will."

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Gee Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage.

"Gee Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage."

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Well I got this far.

"Well I got this far."

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When I started I wasn't even a bill.

"When I started I wasn't even a bill."

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so they called their local congressman

"so they called their local congressman"

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And he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to congress

"And he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to congress"

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and I became a bill.

"and I became a bill."

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And I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law.

"And I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law."

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[singing] I'm just a bill.

"[singing] I'm just a bill."

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Yes, I'm only a bill.

"Yes, I'm only a bill."

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And I got as far as Capitol Hill.

"And I got as far as Capitol Hill."

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Well now I'm stuck in committee and I'll sit here and wait

"Well now I'm stuck in committee and I'll sit here and wait"

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while a few key congressmen discuss and debate

"while a few key congressmen discuss and debate"

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How I hope and pray that they will,

"How I hope and pray that they will,"

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but today I am still just a bill.

"but today I am still just a bill."

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Listen to those congressmen arguing.

"Listen to those congressmen arguing."

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Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones.

"Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones."

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Most bills never even get this far.

"Most bills never even get this far."

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otherwise I may die.

"otherwise I may die."

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Yeah, die in committee.

"Yeah, die in committee."

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Now I go to the House of Representatives and they vote on me.

"Now I go to the House of Representatives and they vote on me."

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(boy) If they vote yes, what happens?

"(boy) If they vote yes, what happens?"

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and the whole thing starts all over again.

"and the whole thing starts all over again."

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(boy) Oh, no.

"(boy) Oh, no."

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(Bill) Oh, yes.

"(Bill) Oh, yes."

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Yes, I'm only a bill.

"Yes, I'm only a bill."

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And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill.

"And if they vote for me on Capitol Hill."

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Well then I'm off to the White House where I wait in a line

"Well then I'm off to the White House where I wait in a line"

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with a lot of other bills for the President to sign.

"with a lot of other bills for the President to sign."

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And if he signs me then I'll be a law.

"And if he signs me then I'll be a law."

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How I hope and pray that he will,

"How I hope and pray that he will,"

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but today I am still just a bill.

"but today I am still just a bill."

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(boy) You mean even if the whole Congress

"(boy) You mean even if the whole Congress"

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Yes, that's called a veto.

"Yes, that's called a veto."

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and they vote on me again and by that time you're so old.

"and they vote on me again and by that time you're so old."

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that you'll become a law.

"that you'll become a law."

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It's not easy to become a law, is it?

"It's not easy to become a law, is it?"

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(bill) [singing] No, but how I hope and pray that I will,

"(bill) [singing] No, but how I hope and pray that I will,"

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He signed you, Bill!

"He signed you, Bill!"

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Now you're a law.

"Now you're a law."

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(boy) Whew.

"(boy) Whew."

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You sure gotta climb a lot of steps

"You sure gotta climb a lot of steps"

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But today I am still just a bill.

"But today I am still just a bill."

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Die?

"Die?"

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(Bill) Then I go to the Senate

"(Bill) Then I go to the Senate"

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[singing] I'm just a bill.

"[singing] I'm just a bill."

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Yes, I'm only a bill.

"Yes, I'm only a bill."

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and he said, You're right, there ought to be a law.

"and he said, You're right, there ought to be a law."

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I hope they decide to report on me favorably,

"I hope they decide to report on me favorably,"

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