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Thread #141230   Message #4177633
Posted By: voyager
25-Jul-23 - 12:24 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Battle of New Orleans parody
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Battle of New Orleans parody
The Battle of New Oil-Lease (circa 1980)
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CHORUS

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Iran thru the cameras
and Iran thru the papers
Iran thru the White House
Where the oil money flows
Iran so bad
Our Army couldn't catch 'em
They took our radar bases
in the Gulf of Texaco


VERSES

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Early in the winter
Year of '79
Some students in Iran,
They put it on the line
In a fight for independence
They took our embassy
Shouting out the slogans
Of their leader - KHOMENHI

CHORUS

With Americans for hostages
They bargained for the Shah
A rich, exiled dictator,
Who had broke their Muslim law
They said he owed them money
Was a traitor and a beast
And in the name of freedome
They upset the Middle East


CHORUS
As we move into the 80's
There's still no end in sight
Muslims beat themselves with chains
While spoiling for a fight
Ayatollah wants it his way
Carter disagrees
People everywhere
Are talking WWIII

CHORUS

with apologies (to no one)
voyager