Tom Lehrer — Whatever Became of Hubert?

Whatever became of Hubert? Has anyone heard a thing? Once he shone on his own Now he sits home alone And waits for the phone to ring Once a fiery liberal spirit Ah, but now when he speaks, he must clear it Second fiddle's a hard part, I know When they don't even give you a bow "We must protest this treatment, Hubert!" Says each newspaper reader As someone once remarked to Schubert "Take us to your Lieder . . ." (Sorry about that!) Whatever became of you, Hubert? We miss you, so tell us, please: Are you sad? Are you cross? Are you gathering moss While you wait for the boss to sneeze? Does Lyndon, recalling when he was VP Say: "I'll do unto you like they did unto me!" ? Do you dream about staging a coup? Hubert what happened to you?