And now....the "answer" song, recorded by "Cactus" Kato, the Singin' Okinawa Cowboy, released on Rising Sun Records in 1942.

You'll Get Sank, Mr. Yank!

You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
You should not have blocked our oil
You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
Our anger's on the boil
Wait and see before we're done
The IJN will sink your guns
You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
You don't know our Yamamoto
When he fights for his rights
You'll get hammered in the toto
You're a greedy, ugly bignose, running on an empty tank
You'll get sank, you'll get sank, Mr. Yank!

You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
Asia for the Asiatics
You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
Down with bignose Yank fanatics
Wait and see before we're done
The IJN will sink your guns
You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
You don't know our raging eagles
You'll get sank, Mr. Yank!
When we pounce upon your beagles
You'll get hammered in the toto
By Sakai and Hashimoto
You're a greedy, ugly bignose, running on an empty tank
You'll get sank, you'll get sank, Mr. Yank!

The song was enormously popular in the heady days of early '42, and remained on the Japan hit parade well into '44, but vanished into obscurity following the end of the war. "Cactus" Kato managed a modest career for himself in the postwar Japanese movie industry and played as an extra in numerous Godzilla movies in the 50's and 60's.

- LH