Presidential Rap Battle by Tony Vo, Xavier Herrera, Brendon Phuong Lyrics
[Rutherford B Hayes] :
I am Rutherford B. Hayes
The 19th president of the United States
Look at this medal for my bravery
I’m old, wise, and spunky
And you’d better remember my name
Ima negotiate a treaty with Samoa
I shouldn’t brag but I ended tension
Between the North and South
The problem is that you all have no brains
But I’m here protecting the trains (Suppressing railroad strikes)
Well I just gotta say
I’m a pretty good pres, an effective one at that
Just tryna to reach my goal of ending Reconstruction once and for all
I’m an abolitionist
I love all of these black communities, I wanna
Protect their voting rights
I’m an abolitionist, I’ll protect the refugee slaves
I walk these streets being praised
I walk these streets famished
My plan is to have reform
And reconcile divisions left from the civil war
I am R - U - T - H - E - R - F - O - R - D and I am a man
Who lived through his presidency
Meanwhile James becomes fodder for a bullet frenzy
Essentially, you James were disliked
Did such a bad job that someone wanted you dead
Too busy prioritizing education in his head
That all he got in the end was lead
Try me James, what are you going to do
The poorest president with the shortest presidency
I’m the clear winner in U.S. history
After this you'll see my superiority
[James A. Garfield]:
I, the president who isn’t seem fearlessly
The hero who saved the day at the Battle of Chickamauga effortlessly
Limitlessly is the word to describe it
When I lead, you’ll bet that we will be vociferously
What can I say, I’m a renaissance
And you Hayes, well you are just downcast who shouldn’t be given any chance
Your vicious, sending an army to a group of citizen and ordering them to advance
And we shall not forget the Reconstruction
Confusing the people with your indecisive action
Throwing their rights away for your greediness
But forgetting your past neediness
Hayes, stop being naive
You call your action brilliant but that is hard to believe
I’m nothing like you, I evolve the country
You couldn’t even evolve that one breed
If we are talking about me
Hayes, hope your schedule is free
My term was short, but my accomplishment was significant, the people agree
I am the leader of the people
Giving education to everyone converting it legal
Giving the people the right to vote, converting racial attack illegal
I am with the people, my poorness is what helps me connect with people
By now you should know you will never be good as me
[Chester. A Arthur] Chester, that is my name
I kept James idea the same
I’m for the people, that why I vetoed the Exclusion Act
You wanted to destroy our purpose while I didn’t, that is a fact
I’m the father of the steel navy
For you Cleveland, you are the father of gravy
Cleveland, all you thought about was silver, not the people
I think your actions are evil and illegal
I’m the reason our navy is strong and brutal
You had two opportunities to show us something but everything you have shown is too dull
Your tactic were acts of a cult
If James was here, he will have been happy for my result
But your outcome was the greatest insult
Who formed the Pendleton Act? Me
I got all of the corrupt businesses to flea
Maybe the country should’ve given you a chance of three
But you would never know the idea of the free
[Grover Cleveland]:
Stand down
When you’re talking to your superior you stand down
Tell your officer that he's gotta stand down
Tell your officer that he’s gotta stand down
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa, whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to?
Stand down
Victory is so close it’s within an arm’s reach
When are you gonna submit?
Even in my sleep i’m eons ahead
Hey Chester A Arthur are you actually Canadian?
If so you can’t even be our president
See you only became our leader
Cause one day our old one perished
I’m Chester and I’m known for my self-reliance and integrity
And the one who took in the statue of liberty
I’m an icon for American conservatives
Not only that I fought off corruption and patronage
Foes who oppose me can’t beat my
Reputation and my unbreakable honesty
And did you know that I helped with
The backbone of the presidential succession?
Hey Chester did you know that your time serving as president by itself was unremarkable?
Nobody wanted you as their leader
And you were never even elected
I doubt you’ll be remembered
By our country’s future historians
Are we a nation of states and the land of the free?
Then why aren’t you letting the chinese into our country?
Finally you succumbed to corruption
I'm laughin' at how you fell into that blunder
That’s I have for today Chester A. Arthur
[Benjamin Harrison]:
My Gramps is William Henry Harrison
The 9th President of the United State
And I’m Benjamin Harison 23rd, mate
I expanded the US to the Wild West
I added six states our nation
And you added Hawaii, Woah Congratulations
I advocated for the Sherman Anti Trust Act
Which reduced corporate corruption, for your information
It restricted corporation partnership that helped inflate prices, thats the fact
The only thing you ever did in your whole career
Was got shot by a bullet in your rear
I raised tariffs and improved America’s overall economy
You lowered tariffs through the 1890 Mckinley Tariff Act
Which weakened businesses through international competition
Thats Wack
Under my rule businesses thrived just like my democracy
Under your rule, you took our soldiers to wage war overseas
You tried to annex the Philippines
By stating they were unfit of self government
Hey man, thats pretty mean
All and All, your efforts failed
Over 200,000 deaths and no victory, thats now things unveiled
Name a President worse than you
Oh wait you can’t, boo hoo
[William McKinley]:
I am the president who thought of the future
Harison, you focus on expanding west as you always were
But you never focus on your supporter
Your term should have been like James, shorter
I was the reason our country became one of the great
This country became number one out of everyone, which should end this debate
They say you handle the U.S.S great but we all know that is fake
I expanded our ideas oversea, you only expanded west
Keep messing with the Natives, while I annex the whole world to teach the new guest
Every problem I face, I fix
The philippines accused me of lying
Which was a trick
But in reality all they really receive were benefits
You should feel ashames for how you left your last names reputation
Not only that but how you left our nation
You behavior should be describe as a violation
And you last day in office should become a celebration
Should I get going, I must stop
If I keeping going you might drop
Benjamin Harrison, that sounds like a flopped
Even George Harrison is higher on top
I am Rutherford B. Hayes
The 19th president of the United States
Look at this medal for my bravery
I’m old, wise, and spunky
And you’d better remember my name
Ima negotiate a treaty with Samoa
I shouldn’t brag but I ended tension
Between the North and South
The problem is that you all have no brains
But I’m here protecting the trains (Suppressing railroad strikes)
Well I just gotta say
I’m a pretty good pres, an effective one at that
Just tryna to reach my goal of ending Reconstruction once and for all
I’m an abolitionist
I love all of these black communities, I wanna
Protect their voting rights
I’m an abolitionist, I’ll protect the refugee slaves
I walk these streets being praised
I walk these streets famished
My plan is to have reform
And reconcile divisions left from the civil war
I am R - U - T - H - E - R - F - O - R - D and I am a man
Who lived through his presidency
Meanwhile James becomes fodder for a bullet frenzy
Essentially, you James were disliked
Did such a bad job that someone wanted you dead
Too busy prioritizing education in his head
That all he got in the end was lead
Try me James, what are you going to do
The poorest president with the shortest presidency
I’m the clear winner in U.S. history
After this you'll see my superiority
[James A. Garfield]:
I, the president who isn’t seem fearlessly
The hero who saved the day at the Battle of Chickamauga effortlessly
Limitlessly is the word to describe it
When I lead, you’ll bet that we will be vociferously
What can I say, I’m a renaissance
And you Hayes, well you are just downcast who shouldn’t be given any chance
Your vicious, sending an army to a group of citizen and ordering them to advance
And we shall not forget the Reconstruction
Confusing the people with your indecisive action
Throwing their rights away for your greediness
But forgetting your past neediness
Hayes, stop being naive
You call your action brilliant but that is hard to believe
I’m nothing like you, I evolve the country
You couldn’t even evolve that one breed
If we are talking about me
Hayes, hope your schedule is free
My term was short, but my accomplishment was significant, the people agree
I am the leader of the people
Giving education to everyone converting it legal
Giving the people the right to vote, converting racial attack illegal
I am with the people, my poorness is what helps me connect with people
By now you should know you will never be good as me
[Chester. A Arthur] Chester, that is my name
I kept James idea the same
I’m for the people, that why I vetoed the Exclusion Act
You wanted to destroy our purpose while I didn’t, that is a fact
I’m the father of the steel navy
For you Cleveland, you are the father of gravy
Cleveland, all you thought about was silver, not the people
I think your actions are evil and illegal
I’m the reason our navy is strong and brutal
You had two opportunities to show us something but everything you have shown is too dull
Your tactic were acts of a cult
If James was here, he will have been happy for my result
But your outcome was the greatest insult
Who formed the Pendleton Act? Me
I got all of the corrupt businesses to flea
Maybe the country should’ve given you a chance of three
But you would never know the idea of the free
[Grover Cleveland]:
Stand down
When you’re talking to your superior you stand down
Tell your officer that he's gotta stand down
Tell your officer that he’s gotta stand down
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa, whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to? (Whoa)
Do you know who you’re talking to?
Stand down
Victory is so close it’s within an arm’s reach
When are you gonna submit?
Even in my sleep i’m eons ahead
Hey Chester A Arthur are you actually Canadian?
If so you can’t even be our president
See you only became our leader
Cause one day our old one perished
I’m Chester and I’m known for my self-reliance and integrity
And the one who took in the statue of liberty
I’m an icon for American conservatives
Not only that I fought off corruption and patronage
Foes who oppose me can’t beat my
Reputation and my unbreakable honesty
And did you know that I helped with
The backbone of the presidential succession?
Hey Chester did you know that your time serving as president by itself was unremarkable?
Nobody wanted you as their leader
And you were never even elected
I doubt you’ll be remembered
By our country’s future historians
Are we a nation of states and the land of the free?
Then why aren’t you letting the chinese into our country?
Finally you succumbed to corruption
I'm laughin' at how you fell into that blunder
That’s I have for today Chester A. Arthur
[Benjamin Harrison]:
My Gramps is William Henry Harrison
The 9th President of the United State
And I’m Benjamin Harison 23rd, mate
I expanded the US to the Wild West
I added six states our nation
And you added Hawaii, Woah Congratulations
I advocated for the Sherman Anti Trust Act
Which reduced corporate corruption, for your information
It restricted corporation partnership that helped inflate prices, thats the fact
The only thing you ever did in your whole career
Was got shot by a bullet in your rear
I raised tariffs and improved America’s overall economy
You lowered tariffs through the 1890 Mckinley Tariff Act
Which weakened businesses through international competition
Thats Wack
Under my rule businesses thrived just like my democracy
Under your rule, you took our soldiers to wage war overseas
You tried to annex the Philippines
By stating they were unfit of self government
Hey man, thats pretty mean
All and All, your efforts failed
Over 200,000 deaths and no victory, thats now things unveiled
Name a President worse than you
Oh wait you can’t, boo hoo
[William McKinley]:
I am the president who thought of the future
Harison, you focus on expanding west as you always were
But you never focus on your supporter
Your term should have been like James, shorter
I was the reason our country became one of the great
This country became number one out of everyone, which should end this debate
They say you handle the U.S.S great but we all know that is fake
I expanded our ideas oversea, you only expanded west
Keep messing with the Natives, while I annex the whole world to teach the new guest
Every problem I face, I fix
The philippines accused me of lying
Which was a trick
But in reality all they really receive were benefits
You should feel ashames for how you left your last names reputation
Not only that but how you left our nation
You behavior should be describe as a violation
And you last day in office should become a celebration
Should I get going, I must stop
If I keeping going you might drop
Benjamin Harrison, that sounds like a flopped
Even George Harrison is higher on top