Call Me Rose

My name was Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl You wouldn't know it but I used to be the king of the world Compared to last time I look like I've hit the skids Living in the project with my two little kids It's not what I would have chose Now you have to call me Rose I was the boss of bosses the last time around I lived by cunning and ambition unbound The suckers said they'd stand behind me right or wrong As if they thought that hubris was the mark of the strong I was an arrogant man But now I've got it in hand It's not what I would have chose Now you have to call me Rose Call me Rose Call me Rose It's not what I would have chose Now you have to call me Rose My name is Richard Nixon, only now I'm a girl You wouldn't know it but I used to be the king of the world I'm back here learning what it is to be poor To have no power but the strength to endure I'll perform my penance well Maybe the memoir will sell It's not what I would have chose Now you have to call me Rose Now you have to call me Rose --- Call Me Rose - Bruce Cockburn