The night they drove Dan Rather down
(with apologies to The Band)

Rather Dan is my name and I talk on your TV set
Til all the bloggers came and embarrassed me again
In the summer 2004, I was biased, not really that sure
I ran with the memos that were surely forged
Now CBS wants me to fall on my sword

The night they drove Dan Rather down
A newsman bamboozled
The night they drove Dan Rather down
And all the bloggers just Googled
They went “Na na na na na na na…..”

Back at his anchordesk Dan said “They’re coming after me”
“Why didn’t I see that the notes were forgeries?”
“I got taken in by a left-wing nerd
Making copies on Microsoft Word”
“No excuse to be made, my career’s at an end
I wonder if they’re hiring at CNN”

The night they drove Dan Rather down
He was spinning faster
The night they drove Dan Rather down
To the bloggers’ laughter
They went: “Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….”