A presidential campaign song from 1952.
Words and music by Jack Gould.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- What this Country needs
To guide our Ship of State
Is Eisenhow’rs efficiency
So he’s our candidate
Oh! He was first in war
And he’ll be first in Peace
Let’s put him in the White House
Let Nixon sign the lease
Chorus
Hike with Ike!
Hike with Ike Eisenhower
For the White House he was meant
Vote for Ike! Win with Ike!
Give him power
He’s the man for President
Lots of things in our land sure need fixin’
And that job was begun by Richard Nixon
Hike with Ike
Vote for Eisenhow’r and Nixon
That’s the team for Victory
- Dick is young and strong
From Californiay
He’s got a sturdy helping hand
To serve the U. S. A.
And with his youthful might
He’ll fight right on the beam
It’s Ike and Dick together
Oh, What a perfect team
Chorus
Hike with Ike
Hike with Ike to the White House
He will lead us on our way
With his smile just as bright as a lighthouse
He will light the U. S. A.
Twenty years Democrats were in power
Now it’s time for a change with Eisenhower
Hike with Ike
Vote for Eisenhow’r and Nixon
That’s the team for Victory