īoy: By that time it's very unlikely that you'll become a law. If the President vetoes me, I have to go back to Congress and they vote on me again, and by that time you're so old. Oh, but it looks like I'm going to live! Now I go to the House of Representatives, and they vote on me.īill: Then I go to the Senate and the whole thing starts all over again.īoy: You mean even if the whole Congress says you should be a law, the president can still say no?īill: Yes, that's called a veto. I hope they decide to report on me favorably, otherwise I may die.īill: Yeah, die in committee. It is about how a bill becomes a law, how it must go through Congress, and how it can be vetoed, etc. While a few key Congressmen discuss and debateīoy: Listen to those congressmen arguing! Is all that discussion and debate about you?īill: Yeah, I'm one of the lucky ones. The song is sung by Jack Sheldon 1 (the voice of the Bill ), with dialogue by Sheldon's son John as the boy learning the process. And I became a bill, and I'll remain a bill until they decide to make me a law. LYRICS:Im just a bill.Yes, Im only a bill.And Im sitting here on Capitol Hill.Well, its a long, long journeyTo the capital city.Its a long, long waitWhi. Some folks back home decided they wanted a law passed, so they called their local Congressman and he said, "You're right, there ought to be a law." Then he sat down and wrote me out and introduced me to Congress. When I started, I wasn't even a bill, I was just an idea. But I wonder who that sad little scrap of paper is?īoy: Gee, Bill, you certainly have a lot of patience and courageīill: Well I got this far. Conjunction Junction: teaches children how to use conjunctions correctly to join phrases. Teaches children how a bill becomes a law in the American judicial system. Im Just a Bill: arguably the most popular song of the series. In segment (06.03.76) Fireworks by Bob Dorough, performed by Lynn Ahrens, Grady Tate. Smokey Robinson "Abraham, Martin & John"īoy: Woof! You sure got to climb a lot of steps to get to this Capitol Building here in Washington. Schoolhouse Rock (1979-2009) was dedicated to teaching children everything from politics to grammar. Im just a Bill by David Frishberg, performed by Jack Sheldon.SSGT Barry Sadler "The Ballad of the Green Berets"."Brother Can You Spare a Dime?" (Bing Crosby).Andrews Sisters "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".Johnny Horton "The Battle of New Orleans" Well, its a long, long journey To the capital city.
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