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I Just Can't Win
written by: Tony Dumont


Bill Clinton.....Darrell Hammond
Al Gore.....Alec Baldwin
Ralph Nader.....Jimmy Fallon


[ shows Bill Clinton walking into his room, alone. He sits on his bed and thinks about what is happenning to him ]

Bill Clinton: Why is it me? No matter where I turn I get into trouble. I leave the office and still I get into trouble. Why do I keep digging myself into these holes? [ starts to cry, then goes into his closet and pulls out his saxophone, as blues music plays in the background. Bill plays along and sings the blues. ]

I just can't win,
I just can't win,
No matter where I go, trouble starts to grow,
I just can't win.

I keep getting in trouble,
It always bursts my bubble,
And even though I got re-elected,
I just ain't gettin' respected.

There's Mark Rich, that son-of-a-bitch,
I got screwed while saving his ass.
And my brother's in jail, because I always fail,
I just can't seem to pass.

My wife got elected the Senator
Of a state she knows nothing about,
And all of these folks make me the butt of their jokes,
And that Ken Starr is such a lout.

Everything goes wrong with me,
It's really a sin,
I guess you could say, the price I did pay
Because I just cannot win!

[ plays saxophone, then stops ]

Hillary was right, I can't play this. I can't believe what I do for votes. I just wind up making an ass of myself, all the time.

[ Al Gore enters ]

Al Gore: You think you have problems? Mine are worse.

I just can't win,
I always lose,
I can't be president, despite the money I spent,
It's that damn ballot that left Florida confused.

Now our president is a moron,
Who can't even pronounce his own name,
And the vice president's heart goes right off the chart,
I keep losing in the political game.

I just look like a sore loser,
So why should I even grin?
My troubles are the size of my wife Tipper's thighs,
Like you, I just can't win.

Ralph Nader: I feel your pain, Bill and Al.

Bill Clinton: What are you doing here?

Ralph Nader: I just wanted to drop by, as I have nowhere to go to. I also have had my share of problems recently. One day I'm a hero to consumers everywhere, the next day I'm nothing more than a loser.

Those Republican brats beat out the democrats
And I'm the one who gets the blame,
And those democrat throats yell that I took their votes,
It really is an awful shame,

It's not like I was hoping to win,
My popularity came and went,
My prayers were irnored, there was trouble in store,
I only got three, but wanted four percent.

Bill, Al, and Ralph: [ singing ]
Oh we, we just can't win,
And it is a sorry sight,
Since we're in a mess anyway, we might as well say,
Live from New York - we just can't win!


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