The Harry Truman Song

Some presidents turn out to be flops

And others, well

Public opinion they are gagin' 

But Harry Truman came out of nowhere

And rose to the occasion.

I remember him in the 'sixties

As a cranky old man

But I never had to second guess his stand.

The press at the time thought he was second rate

But now historians call him "near great"

Read his entry in any encyclopedia

And you'll see he wouldn't survive today's media.

And that, I claim

Is a shame.