How We Sail the Ship of State

How We Sail the Ship of State By Franklin Price 8/1/2016 How we sail the Ship of State Is in the Constitution's Words Defines the only way to do it It's the law or so I heard Three departments make the crew Executive, Legislative, Court Among them checks and balances To guide us into port For when we are on stormy seas As in this election year We should know who took what actions Before we sink and that is clear The president's the captain Of our great ship of state The Vice president is second You could say he is first mate The House and Senate are the crew Not least of all there is the court To verify the way's not lost As we're headed into port But what about we citizens Who pay to sail this boat? What is our responsibility To keep this ship afloat? At the end of every cruise Here's what we're supposed to do If we did not enjoy the trip Change the Captain and the crew Otherwise, man the lifeboats, For this ship will surely sink And we the people will be the reason That we ended in the drink