There’s always a lot of strange news going around about Rep. Mark Sanford (R-South Carolina), who five years ago was caught in his ?Appalachian Trail? extramarital affair. (Still governor at the time, he told staff he would be absent for a hiking venture but instead traveled to South America, where he spent the weekend with Maria Belen Chapur, a news reporter from Argentina.) That didn’t stop him from being elected to U.S. Congress in a special election last year, though, when he was even accompanied by his new lady-friend at campaign events.
And the latest dirt? Sanford recently broke off engagement with his now-infamous fianc?e, but by a public announcement on Facebook. (Yup, that’s how she found out.)
That news inspired flashbacks of the Sanford jokes that arose from the ?Appalachian? incident, and we thought we’d share one of the best that circulated amongst South Carolinians. Below you’ll find ?Markie Sanford,? a parody of the classic ?Oh Susanna!,? and which was composed by one who many online progressives know as ?Protect Democracy.? Enjoy!
Oh I love to go a-walking on
The Appalachian Trail
That’s what I tell my friends when
I am going to chase some tail
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
Well I’m from South Carolina
And I was the Gover-nor
And I had myself a rich-girl wife
And I also had a whore
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
Well I hiked the Appalachian Trail
At least that’s what I said
But I was in South America
And mostly in a bed
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
Well I wasn’t a great governor
That’s what the facts have shown
I preferred to be in Argentina
That’s where I got blown
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
If you send me back to congress now
I know I will not fail
I’ll work hard for you, except when I’m
On the Appalachian Trail
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
There’s no better choice for congressman
I’m really your best pick
You won’t be sorry, until I
Start thinking with my d–k
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
Well I think the Lord’s forgiven me
That’s what I’m praying for
Maybe I should say an extra prayer
In case I find another whore
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
Markie Sanford
By taxpayers you’re paid
Don’t say you’re going walking
When you’re going to get laid
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