The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #53263 Message #844880
Posted By: DADGBE
10-Dec-02 - 05:11 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: If you're happy and you know... (antiwar)
Subject: RE: If You're Happy and you Know it
Hi Frank,
Just refreshed another thread of the same title. Maybe the inimitable Joe Offer will combine them. I've been collecting verses to this for some time now. Here's the whole list:
Are they checking Halliburton?... and for Cheney jail seems certain Be the king of the world... murder Muslim boys and girls Constitution be damned... The whole world's your Promised Land Here's one for dear old daddy… From his favorite little laddie Even if we have no allies… From the sand dunes to the valleys If Afghanistan is rubble… and rebuilding's too much trouble If Noelle gets caught with crack… and the twins drop booze for smack If Saddam is getting bossy… we'll just go round up a posse If the corporate scandals growin'… And your ties to them are showin' If the country's in recession… then distract them with aggression If the euro keeps on climbing… put your trust in W's timing If the generals all say no… come on, what the hell do THEY know? If the GOP is hurtin'... and November seems uncertain If the GOP is shrinking... and W's back to drinking If the oil men need protection... and they'll buy your reelection If the ozone hole is growing… Some things we prefer not knowing… though our ignorance is showing If the polls are falling... and the Congress is stalling If the pundits call you moron... then it's time to get your war on If the stock market's falling... and the economy's appalling If the smoking gun ain't smokin'…we don't care, and we're not jokin'… that Saddam will soon be croakin' If the stock market's tanking... send some yanks in tanks a'clanking If the talk has turned to Harken… and that Krugman-dawg is barkin' If the terrorists are Saudi… and the bank takes back your Audi… and the TV shows are bawdy If they call you a draft dodger… just run up the Jolly Roger If you cannot catch Osama… distract em all with drama If you cannot find Osama… If the markets hurt your Mama If you can't take out Osama... nuke a starving Baghdad mama If you want to be a hero… and your IQ's nearly zero If you want to sell more gas... and you wanna kick some ass If you want to sell more oil... send our boys to foreign soil If your brother is a turkey... and Florida's goin' berserk-y If your daddy starts to nag bad… you can bomb the beast of Bagdad… after all, he tried to bag Dad If you're falling in the polls... and you want to take control If you're now friends with the Russians... an' you need a foe worth crushin' If your equities are falling… and your losses are appalling If you're trying to please daddy… say Saddam is such a baddie If your manhood seems uncertain and there's no more Iron Curtain Kill Iraqi civilians... help your pals steal billions Saying no would look like treason… it's Hussein hunting season… even if we have no reason So to hell with the inspections… let's look tough for the elections… close your mind and take directions So you can sell more oil... spread uranium on their soil The generals all wanna... use their missiles, guns and bombas To divert public attention… from the doings of your henchmen To get drilling in the Arctic… you can run us out of oil… with the Middle East a-boil Want to be a Texas Ranger… while staying out of danger While the globe is slowly warming… Yay! The clouds of war are storming You couldn't catch Osama... so send in the bombers You were AWOL from the service... now you make the whole world nervous Your election was a farce... but now you'll kick Iraqi arse