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Thread #60612 Message #970643
Posted By: mg
22-Jun-03 - 08:33 PM
Thread Name: New topical Iraq war song - yr comments?
Subject: RE: New topical Iraq war song - yr comments?
I shortened it some and I still can't get all the syllables in there but here is a reader's digest version..
RED IS THE BLOOD
in the U.N., that most esteemed of men, Powell spoke of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Nowhere in his show was what we all have come to know: An omission in his course of instruction.
Red is the blood that we will cause to flood As behind our brave troops we will rally; Black is the oil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
Who could defend Saddam, that truly evil man? His sins had not escaped detection. But for years we did stand, until he threatened our land With his weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that we will cause to flood As behind our brave troops we will rally; Black is the oil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
Al Qaeda's deadly plane ride had wounded America's pride; Some Arab land must suffer a ruction! Though no sane man truly thinks that there are Iraqi links, Let's blame those weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that we shall cause to flood As behind our brave troops we will rally; Black is the oil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
While pretending to wait for the U.N. to debate, Halliburton had a contract for reconstruction, And Cheney, behind the throne, knew we were going it alone - Bless those _ _ weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that we shall cause to flood As behind our brave troops we will rally, Black is the oil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
we gave the U.N. a chance, screw Germany and France, An empire can wage a war of pre-emption, And Congress on its knees, with its chicken heart agrees 'Cause Saddam's got those weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that we have caused to flood While behind our troops we did rally. Black is the oil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
The bombs and missiles flew Baghdad to Hell we blew! our smart bombs are just not perfection. Civilian deaths are a shame, but we are not to blame, Blame those damn weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that we have caused to flood As behind our brave troops we did rally; Black is the soil that waits beneath the soil Of the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
The Republican Guard never really fought that hard - their existence seems to be a mere fiction, As were chemical attacks, mustard gas, or anthrax, Or other weapons of mass destruction.
Red is the blood that turned Iraq's dust to mud In an undeclared war that was waged illegally; Black is the oil that we're eager to despoil 'Neath the Tigris and Euphrates valley.
Iraqis have been looting, and at our troops they're still shooting, But despite our intelligence and inspection, Combing every inch of ground, they still have not been found, Those __ __ weapons of mass destruction.
Red are the eyes as each war widow cries And the knell tolls in the church steeple; Black are the souls of those who played their roles In the deception of the American people.