No. 29 · The Presidents
Warren G. Harding
1921-1923
Harding appointed many close friends to his administration, who quickly made the most of the situation. The Teapot Dome scandal, arguably the worst of many egregious administration abuses, involved Harding's Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall who illegally leased the nation's oil reserves in Wyoming for a personal gain of $100,000. This scandal led to litigation, investigation and several suicides, leaving one of the most embarrassing blemishes on any presidential administration.
Lyrics
Capo 3 · A, C, G, D/F♯
name's warren g
like the rapper
I'm a gangsta
Underneath this tweed and the powder in my hair
Administration entourage the death of me
Their costly choices, my legacy
Talking about low friends
In high places
Talking about me and my home-slices
Run the gambit crime and more disgraces
Teapot dome scandal tops these cases
Secretary of the interior, Albert Fall
Was my homey, my boy, and the worst one of all
He took a 100 g's on the side
Leasing out our oil reserves in Wyoming
Something he couldn't hide
this temptation led to litigation a great great stain upon this great nation
From the book, published 2009 · song & page updated
Teapot dome