Song Lyrics

HATS OFF TO BELLA
© Sandy Rapp 1991

I've got a TV that looks into time,
Across the planets to where you can find
A reincarnate U.S. of A.
Which enjoys a certain shift of focus you might say.

Choice is a given, an ""ipso"" fact
Chief Justice Barbara Jordan's got a handle on that.
And when the band plays ""Hail to the Chief""
President Abzug appears on the screen.

chorus:
And they sing: HATS OFF TO BELLA, kudos to her,
Top of the morning, top of the world,
The Stars and Stripes, the Red, White, and Blue,
President Abzug, here's to you!

Vice President Steinem takes center stage
Where Jesse Helms is a Congressional page.
And when the Congress starts off its day,
It's with a meditation led by Shirley MacLaine.

Funding's a sure bet the budget's on time
The national debt is under a dime.
And if you ask them: ""How is it so?""
They say: ""We owe it all to Bella, ya know.""

chorus:
And they sing: HATS OFF TO BELLA, she's got it all,
Right on the money, right on the ball,
The Stars and Stripes, the Red, White, and Blue,
President Abzug, here's to you!

As for their future, in 2,022,
That's when the E.T.s came into their view,
They saw me watching, across the time.
They peered into the camera and they screamed in the mic:

""Yours was a run-through, a college try,
And you're not done 'til you get it right.
So when you come back, make sure you don't stop
'Til Bella Abzug's at the top.""

chorus:
Then they sang: HATS OFF TO BELLA, kudos to her,
Top of the morning, top of the world.
The time is right now, and the Age is New,
President Abzug, here's to you!

Sandy Rapp

The duration of Hats off to Bella is 2:40 minutes and seconds.