From the Archives 68: Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean (1973)

In 1973, at the height of the Watergate scandal, a record label called "Mr. G Records" released the song "Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean," written by Bob Warren and supposedly performed by "The Creep," as a 45 single. The same track is on both sides, a typical comic song featuring barroom piano. Apparently, the song initially got some airplay, until listeners started complaining. Here are the lyrics:We're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanThe way we've been treated is really obsceneTo think that a bug worth hardly a shrugCould end up by getting us tossed in the jugWe all got the gate for no reason or rhymeYou'd think we'd committed some horrible crimeOur minds may be dirty, but our hands are cleanWe're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanWe're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanOur job was to see that the White House stayed greenWe might have had flaws, like bending the lawsBut God only knows it was for a good causeThere's no power shortage where we were concernedAnd what little profit resulted, we earnedFor lovelier fellows you never have seenThan Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanWe're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanOur past has been fat, but the future looks leanWith backs to the wall, we're taking the fallBut dammit, we only robbed Pete to pay PaulJust when we getting to be well-to-doThe Watergate turned into our WaterlooAnd now everybody is out to demeanPoor Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanYes, we're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanWe're perfectly willing to spill every beanWe've nothing to hide, with God on our sideHe knows we were only along for the rideBut so it won't come as terrible blowThere's one little thing that we think you should knowWhatever we say isn't quite what we meanWe're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanOh yes, we're Haldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and DeanThings won't be the same when we're gone from the sceneBut people will still recall with a thrillOur sell-out performance on Capitol HillIt just isn't fair to take all of the blameWhen all we were doing was playing the gameNow all of Washington's caught in betweenHaldeman, Ehrlichman, Mitchell and Dean Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.