Midnight Regulations

(Regular text is Gladys Knight; italics is the Pips)

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D.C.

Proved too much for the man

Too much for the man

He couldn't make it

So he's leaving the house

He's come to know

He said he's goin'

Said he's goin to amend

Goin to amend

Oooh, oooh, everything in the CFR

He's gonna leave his mark

Before he goes

He's leavin

Leavin

Us with midnight regulations

Leavin us with midnight regs

Said he's runnin' out of time

Runnin out of time

While his supporters wait in line

Wait in line — they've spent eight years on this climb

Now I'll write them for him

I know you will

I'll write those midnight regulations

Writing up those midnight regulations — whoo whoo!

I'd rather do my job now

Do my job now

So I can keep it, in '09

Jobs are scarce — I need to keep mine

He kept dreamin

Dreamin

Oooh, that someday we'd have no rules at all

No rules at all — wouldn't that be a ball

But his time ran out too fast

And now he's scrambling to finalize

Scrambling to finalize

Oh yes

Uh huh

Uh huh

Oh yeah

So we'll plead with OMB

Oooh oooh oooh oooh

And we'll hand-carry all our regs to the GPO, oh yes we will

Oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

And we'll beg the Scheduling Unit

Can't we please publish today?

We need a January 16th effective date

And his people

People

All have midnight regulations

Yes, they all have midnight regs

Like cattle through San Luis

Goin through San Luis

Ooh, or avocados from Peru

Avocados from Peru — mas guacamole, just for you

Now we've got to be with them

I know you will

On those midnight regulations

Writing all those midnight regulations — whoo whoo!

I'd rather write all those regs

Write all those regs

Than not be writing in '09

I need something to do in '09

They're leavin

Leavin

Us with midnight regulations

Leavin us with midnight regulations

Ooh y'all

And now they're startin' to squrim

Starting now to squirm

Ooh, they're trying to impress some firm

Trying to impress some firm, looking for a cushy job next term

Said I've got to be with them

I know you will

On those midnight regulations

Let's promulgate midnight regulations — woo hoo!

And if the new guy rejects them

If he rejects them

We'll change 'em all back in '09

Change is coming, coming in '09

Late regs

Late regs

Gonna write

Gonna write midnight regulations

Late regs

Late regs

Late regs

Gonna write

Gonna write midnight regulations

My regs

Their regs

His regs

Gonna write

Our regs

Midnight regulations

Midnight regulations

I've got to write

Their regs

I've got to write

Gonna write

I've got to write those midnight regs

Midnight regulations

I've got to write

Their regs

I've got to write

Gonna write

I've got to write -hey!

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