A "Grandfather" Clause is a Trick to Prolong

Tune: Henry Clay Work's "My Grandfather's Clock"

A "grandfather" clause is a trick to prolong
And preserve an injustice for years.
What if Congress determined that Pop Tarts are Wrong—
But decided to keep Britney Spears?
If you aim to reform a sub-mediocre norm,
Fair enough; then reform till you choke.
But to chop, change, shuffle and deal again
Is a sick, sick joke.

"Britney Spears let's perpetuate—no, yea? Yea, no?
Would five maybe get you eight—she'll stay? She'll go?"
To chop, change, shuffle and deal again
Is a sick, sick joke.