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"A Vote for a Winner"

Song Information Singers: Yeardley Smith Nancy Cartwright Tress MacNeille Pamela Hayden Characters: Lisa Students Length: 1:05 Writer(s): Music: Alf Clausen Lyrics: Dana Gould Album: The Simpsons: Testify Appearance(s): "The President Wore Pearls"

"A Vote for a Winner" is a song sung by Lisa Simpson when she was trying to get the kids of Springfield Elementary to vote for her for class president.

Lyrics[edit]

Lisa:

I'm not that cool,

I don't wear jeans.

I've polished an apple or two.

But every grade that I grubbed,

I grubbed it for you.

So call me bookworm,

But I'll never squirm,

When there's work to be done.

Yes, I'll take my lunch at my desk,

While you're all outside having fun.

Don't vote for me, kids of Springfield,

Unless you want an effective leader.

I'll talk to teachers,

I'll handle Skinner,

A vote for Lisa,

Makes you the winner!

Students:

Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa! Vote Lisa!

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The song parodies "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the musical Evita. It is part of "The President Wore Pearls (Medley)" track on the album The Simpsons: Testify.

"A Vote for a Winner" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards. However, it lost to "Because You Are Beautiful" from V-Day: Until the Violence Stops.^[1]

Appearances[edit]

• Episode – "The President Wore Pearls"
• Album – The Simpsons: Testify

References[edit]