Hail to the Grifter

(to the tune of Hail to the Chief)

by John Jiambalvo / May 18th, 2025

Hail to the Grifter
Who leads our sorry nation.
Hail to the grifter.
We abhor him one and all.
Hail to the grifter
We watch in stupefaction
His tawdry fulfillment
Of a once great noble call.

Yours is the aim
To make our country suffer
This you will do
That’s our firm belief.
Hail to the one
Satan made commander.
Hail to incompetence.
Hail to the thief.

Hail to the thief
Who leads our sorry nation.
Hail to the grifter
We abhor him one and all.
Hail to the grifter
As we watch in stupefaction
His tawdry fulfillment
Of our colossal fall.

John Jiambalvo is the author of two collections of poetry, Shadows Walking Among Questions and Americana Collection, as well as a satiric novel, Smirk. Read other articles by John.

This article was posted on Sunday, May 18th, 2025 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.