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Thread #58395   Message #924767
Posted By: robomatic
02-Apr-03 - 05:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I Hate Wogs (Eric Bogle)
Subject: Lyr Add: POLITICAL SCIENCE (Randy Newman)
I used to live in an International House. I often picked up new arrivals from the airport and on the way home I sang them this song (Can't you just see W and Rummy arm in arm doing a rendition?):

POLITICAL SCIENCE by Randy Newman circa 1976

No one likes us, don't know why,
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
Now all around even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one, see what happens

We give them money, are they greatful
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us, so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one, and pulverize them

Asia's crowded, Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot and Canada's too cold
South America stole our name
We'll drop the big one, there'll be no one left to blame us

We'll save Australia, don't want to hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an all American amusement park there
They've got surfin' too

Boom goes London, Boom Paree
More room for you and more room for me
And every city, the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh how peaceful it'll be, we'll set everybody free
You'll wear a Japanese kimono baby, Italian shoes for me!

They all hate us anyhow
Let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now