The Sinclair Lewis Prophecy

Sinclair Lewis wrote it
Complete with a lead character they call an antihero
That's someone whose morals don't always line up with ours
And he certainly was not the kind of person I'd be bringing flowers

A 1935 Novel
It Can't Happen Here, Lewis called it
See, this politician comes along, whipping up support against migrants
People up from Mexico, you know, count them all as vagrants

A firebrand politician
A fearmonger, a populist
Oh, yeah, he was running for president of that great nation, the United States
Is all of this sounding familiar? What do you say, my mates?

It can't happen here?
Well, it is
That firebrand, populist fictional character from 1935 has come to life
Buzz Windrip then, Donald Trump now
So much like each other you couldn't cut them apart with a knife

Windrip stirred them up
Talking about the economy
That must ring a bell with you today
As Trump suggests we were better off with him
Both Windrip and Trump argued the economy was grim

Well, Windrip won the election
And perhaps Trump will win it too
Windrip rounded up all his political opponents and jailed them
And, who knows but what Trump will not make that happen again