In Competition No. 3121 you were invited to submit a song entitled ‘50 Ways to Leave the White House’.
While the brief steered you in the direction of Paul Simon’s 1975 hit (the inspiration for whose distinctive chorus was a rhyming game played with his infant son), I didn’t specify that you had to use that as your template, and some competitors drew inspiration from other well-known songs.
Over to the winners, who win £30 each.
The problem is all about having a legacy.
You need to be sure they will remember you, you see.
When it comes down to it I think you will agree,
There must be 50 ways to leave the White House.
Once you’ve left office there is something they’ll all know,
Whether you’re Lincoln, Cleveland, Garfield or Monroe.
One thing that you’re famous for, a legend that will grow,
One of the 50 ways to leave the White House.
A new nation you forge, George.
Make sure you’re well liked, Ike.
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