pleasing in the politician heathens

[Ostap]

Why should we be pleasing in the politician heathens
Who would try to change the seasons if they could?

Hello, teachers. Those are the lines from Scatman John's song Scatman. How do I understand the boldfaced part? How could "in" fit there, and the noun "politician"?

 

[5jj]

I think it should be 'any politicians'.

 

[Skrej]

The actual lines are 'pleasing any political heathens' according to this lyric source.

With the correct words, I think it should be pretty self-explanatory taken at face value.

 

[Ostap]

Yes, I trusted Genius.com, but should've checked with somewhere else.