Here are the lyrics--the song isn't really about what everyone seems to think it is about-- The protagonist is led into a trap, ambushed, and shields himself with little sister who is then killed by her own father and brother, as they shoot at him--then he shoots back. Understandable, under the circumstances--
The guy is a good singer, and his story is believable--Maybe not the best song on the planet, but good enough to get attention--in other circumstances, he'd be welcomed at Mudcat(who knows? he could be a member!)--his song tells an ugly and unvarished truth, about the war, and about the soldiers who fight it--
In it's own way, it is an anti-war song--the symbolism is all there-the Burger King, the innocent, naively drawn into a situation he has no real undertanding of, and the horrible results--
The ending alone lacks poetry--it is a simple statement of the determination to survive--but the singer and his audience can be excused for their concerns, because survival comes first--
Hadji Girl
I was out in the sands of Iraq And we were under attack And I, well, I didn't know where to go.
And the first thing that I could see was Everybody's favorite Burger King So I threw open the door and I hit the floor.
Then suddenly to my surprise I looked up and I saw her eyes And I knew it was love at first sight.
And she said… Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah Hadji girl, I can't understand what you're saying.
And she said… Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah Hadji girl, I love you anyway.
Then she said that she wanted me to see. She wanted me to go meet her family But I, well, I couldn't figure out how to say no.
Cause I don't speak Arabic.
So, she took me down an old dirt trail. And she pulled up to a side shanty And she threw open the door and I hit the floor.
Cause her brother and her father shouted… Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah They pulled out their AKs so I could see
And they said… Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah (with humorous emphasis:) So I grabbed her little sister, and pulled her in front of me.
As the bullets began to fly The blood sprayed from between her eyes And then I laughed maniacally
Then I hid behind the TV And I locked and loaded my M-16 And I blew those little f*ckers to eternity.
And I said… Durka Durka Mohammed Jihad Sherpa Sherpa Bak Allah They should have known they were f*ckin' with a Marine.