Jesse "The Mind" Ventura!!

Congratulations Jesse - You’re right, you just have to believe

Since leaving the 7th Street Gym - All you’ve accomplished is hard to perceive

Being trained by Sharkey & Peterson - Who taught you the wrestling game

You took what you learned - And ran without shame!!

Gagne & Karbo - Wouldn’t give you a chance

Now Vern is down on his luck - And Wally’s left the dance

To get a chance to wrestle - To Kansas City you had to go

But it didn’t take you long - To become a headliner of the show!!

And isn’t Adrian Adonis - Most likely laughing out loud

His tag team partner is Governor - And still working the crowd

You came back to Minnesota - And opened up a gym

Making movies and singing - All in the interim!!

Then some politician got careless - Trying to rezone some beautiful land

You started out by protesting - And then took full command

You decided to run for Mayor - And damned if you didn’t win

You shook up the status quo - Then you gave them that trademark grin!!

You served out your term - And moved on to talk radio

It was apparent from the start - You’d be a hit on the show

Plain talking Jesse - A man with a cause

Speaking for ordinary people - And basking in their applause!!

Your life has taken many turns - Since nineteen seventy-five

When you drove a red pick-up truck - And had a strong will to survive

You were dating Terry - Both of you young and in love

Now you’re the Governor of Minnesota - Whom the status quo is wary of!!

You’ll be on all the covers - Of magazines world wide

And people you don’t know - Will want to be at your side

You’ve been a great role model - To the kids at Champlin Park High

You not only demanded they work hard - But then you explained why!!

Stay with your instincts, Jesse - They’ve obviously served you well

The heights which you’ll achieve - Not even you can tell

The common man’s train is leaving - No one knows what they’ll find

But everyone is scrambling aboard - To ride with Jesse Ventura, "The Mind"!!