MA Day of Civility
Channel: AceOfAlmonds
Date: 2016-11-22

Tom Lehrer wrote a song about the approximate effectiveness of National Brotherhood Week. Here's that same song, tweaked to reflect how useful and relevant Massachusetts' Day of Civility is. 

Gov. Charlie Baker: http://www.mass.gov/governor/constituent-services/contact-governor-office/

Transcript:
Half a century ago, a math professor wrote a satirical song about National Brotherhood Week, a week where Americans were asked to be nicer to one another, forget all this racial business and treat each other like family. Now, we don’t celebrate that week any longer; there’s a certain futility in asking someone to treat another like family and expecting that make any kind of difference, as many Thanksgiving dinners will tell you. No, the word now is “civility.” Govener Charlie Baker has decided that today is “Massechusetts Day of Civility.” We’re all asked to treat each other just a little bit better. I'm sure we all agree that we ought to love and respect our fellow man, and I know there are some people out there that do not love their fellow human beings and I hate people like that. So here's an updated song about Massachusetts’ Day of Civility.

Oh, the white folks hate the black folks,
And the black folks hate the white folks.
To hate all but the right folks
Is an old established rule.

But during Mass’s Civility Day, Mass’s Civility Day,
Keep an open mind and maybe try not being gay
It's fun to eulogize
The people you despise,
As long as you deport them in the end

Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks,
And the rich folks hate the poor folks.
All of my folks hate all of your folks,
It's American as apple pie.

But during Mass’s Civility Day, Mass’s Civility Day,
Mexico agrees, yes, build that wall! But we won’t pay 
Step up and shake the hand
Of someone you can't stand.
You can tolerate her if you try.

Oh, the Shiites hate the Sunnis,
And the Sunnis hate the Shiites,
But we all think that ain’t right,
We hate all Muslims equally!

So now it’s Mass’s Civility Day, Mass’s Civility Day,
It's Mass’s Everyone-smile-don’t-bother-the-govener Day.
Be nice to people who
Are inferior to you.
It's only for a day, so have no fear.
Be grateful that it doesn't last all year!