THAT IS THE WAR ON TERROR
words and music
copyright © 2006 by
Roy Zimmerman
copyright © 2006 by
Roy Zimmerman
There’s this great Popeye cartoon where he gets inside of Bluto’s shirt
And he’s popping out of his sleeves going, “Here I yam, Over here, Yoo hoo!”
And Bluto is confused - He’s going, “Hey, where’d you - why you - hmmm!”
And he’s trying to beat up Popeye, and he ends up pummeling himself.
And that...is the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror
There’s this old joke where a guy is walking home late at night
He sees another guy under a street light, searching frantically in the gutter
He says, “Hey man, what did you lose?” - The guy says, “I dropped my keys about six blocks away.”
He says, “Why aren’t you looking over there?” - The guy says, “The light’s betõter over here.”
And that...is the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror
We’ve got a vacuum cleaner on sale
Oh, I’m so sorry but we’re out of that model
But I can probably get you out the door
For two hundred billion, more or less, probably more
With a model we call Preemptive War that leaves your floor dirtier than before
There’s this great quote about war, and I’m trying to remember who said it
That the people can always be brought to do the bidding of the leaders
You just tell them they’re under attack, and denounce the pacifists for lack
Of patriotism, now who said that? - Oh yeah, it was Herman Goering
And that is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - That’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - Here I yam!
That is the War on Terror - Over here!
Uck uck uck uck uck uck uck...!
And he’s popping out of his sleeves going, “Here I yam, Over here, Yoo hoo!”
And Bluto is confused - He’s going, “Hey, where’d you - why you - hmmm!”
And he’s trying to beat up Popeye, and he ends up pummeling himself.
And that...is the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror
There’s this old joke where a guy is walking home late at night
He sees another guy under a street light, searching frantically in the gutter
He says, “Hey man, what did you lose?” - The guy says, “I dropped my keys about six blocks away.”
He says, “Why aren’t you looking over there?” - The guy says, “The light’s betõter over here.”
And that...is the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror
We’ve got a vacuum cleaner on sale
Oh, I’m so sorry but we’re out of that model
But I can probably get you out the door
For two hundred billion, more or less, probably more
With a model we call Preemptive War that leaves your floor dirtier than before
There’s this great quote about war, and I’m trying to remember who said it
That the people can always be brought to do the bidding of the leaders
You just tell them they’re under attack, and denounce the pacifists for lack
Of patriotism, now who said that? - Oh yeah, it was Herman Goering
And that is the War on Terror - yeah, that’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - That’s the War on Terror
That is the War on Terror - Here I yam!
That is the War on Terror - Over here!
Uck uck uck uck uck uck uck...!