I’ve transcribed the first few verses of the studio recording (hear it below), though when Williams sang the song yesterday at a McCain/Palin rally in New Jersey, the line about “terrorist friends” turned into “radical friends.” Guess that’s the influence of the new, improved McCain–now with 8 percent less slime!

“McCain/Palin Tradition”

The left-wing liberal media
have always been a real close-knit family
But most of the American people
don’t believe ‘em anyway, you see

Stop and think it over
before you make your decision
If they smell something wrong,
they’re gonna come down strong
It’s a McCain/Palin tradition

Now this old union’s got problems
That is plain to see
The Democrats bankrupted Fannie Mae
and Freddie Mac just like 1-2-3
The bankers didn’t want to make all those bad loans
But Bill Clinton said you’ve got to

Now they want to bail out
What I’m talking about
Is a Democrat liberal hoodoo

John and Sarah tell you just what they think
And they’re not gonna blink
They don’t have terrorist friends
To whom their careers are linked….