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Miley Cyrus, SNL Parody Gov Shutdown in “We Did Stop;” Lyrics Revealed

As entertainment’s most buzzed-about celebrity, Miley Cyrus’ appearance on “Saturday Night Live” was certain to include ample self-parody.

It was also certain to include efforts to generate viral attention.

Those two concepts came together in the music parody “We Did Stop,” which aired to hearty laughter from the live audience and social media users.

A dual parody of Cyrus’ “We Can’t Stop” video and the government shutdown, the clip starred Taran Killam as John Boehner and Miley Cyrus as Michele Bachmann. Predictably, Killam’s Boehner, rather than Cyrus’ Bachmann, offered a more explicit parody of Cyrus’ racy performance from the original video.

In addition to the visual homage, the segment also featured a lyrical adaptation for the government shutdown. The full lyrics, courtesy SNL’s Tumblr, follow:

It’s our party

We can do what we want

It’s our party

We can say what we want

It’s our party

We can stop what we want

We can vote how we want

Defund what we want

Red states and sweaty bodies everywhere

Bill’s in the house like we don’t care

‘cause we came to shut it all down now

No government around now

If you’re not ready for health care

Can I get a “HELL, NO!”

‘Cause we’re gonna keep it out shut down

D.C.is a closed town all-round

So la da di da di

Republican Party

Repping G.O.P.

Doing whatever we want

This is our house

This is our rules

And we did stop (the government)

Yeah, we did stop (shut it down)

Can’t you see it’s we

Who are right?

Can’t you see it’s we

Who ‘bout that life?

To my government workers on the furlough

Even though you’re already paid low

Remember only God can judge us

Forget the haters ‘cause somebody elected us

And everyone in line for early childcare

Anyone who planned to see a grizzly bear

We are all shut down here

Getting so shut down, yeah, yeah

So la da di da di

Republican Party

Repping G.O.P.

Doing whatever we want

This is our house

This is our rules

And we did stop

Yeah, we did stop

Can’t you see it’s we

Who are the right?

Can’t you see it’s we

Who ‘bout that life?

It’s our party

We can do what we want

It’s our party

We can say what we want

It’s our party

We can stop what we want

We can vote how we want

Defund what we want

Shut it down.

Brian Cantor

Brian Cantor is the editor-in-chief for Headline Planet. He has been a leading reporter in the music, movie, television and sporting spaces since 2002. Brian's reporting has been cited by major websites like BuzzFeed, Billboard, the New Yorker and The Fader -- and shared by celebrities like Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj. Contact Brian at brian.cantor[at]headlineplanet.com.

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