īoy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law. If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old. Oh, but it looks like I'm going to live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.īill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.īoy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?īill: Yes, that's called a veto. I hope they decide to report on me favorably, otherwise I may die.īill: Yeah, die in committee. While a few key Congressmen discuss and debateīoy: Listen to those congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?īill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. And I became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. When I started, I wasnt even a bill, I was just an idea. (Boy-Spoken) Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, "You're right, there ought to be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. Its a long, long wait While Im sitting in committee, But I know Ill be a law someday At least I hope and pray that I will, But today I am still just a bill. When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?īoy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courageīill: Well I got this far. Note: When you embed the widget in your site, it will match your site's styles (CSS).Boy: Woof! You sure got to climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. 1 Album Lyrics1.A Noun Is a Person, Place or Thing2.Conjunction Junction3.I'm Just a Preamble6.Three Is a Magic Number7.Verb: That's What's HappeningSchoolhouse Rock Lyrics provided by Get the embed code Schoolhouse Rock - Schoolhouse Rock, Vol. It's not easy to become a law, is it?Ĭongressman: He signed you, Bill! Now you're a law! If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old.īoy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law. In the olden days, Schoolhouse Rocks 'Im Just a Bill' taught kids all they needed to know about the steps a young bill must take on Capitol Hill take to. Oooh, but it looks like I'm gonna live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.īill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.īoy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?īill: Yes, that's called a veto. I hope they decide to report on me favourably, otherwise I may die.īill: Yeah, die in committee. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, "You're right, there oughta be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?īoy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courage.īill: Well I got this far. Boy: Woof! You sure gotta climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington.
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