The
USS Liberty Song
To the tune of The Skye Boat Song
(All
rights reserved)
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Soon
colored the sea
And
many good men would die.
While
desperate battle
Was
raging nearby
Over
an ancient land,
The
vessels crew members
Could
never have dreamed
What
others for them had planned.
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Soon
swallowed the sea
And
many good men would die
For
hours they came,
The
Israeli planes,
Surveying
the ship below.
That
this was the boat
Of
their strongest ally
Was
impossible not to know.
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Would
swallow the sea
And
many good men would die
Then
cold-blooded murder
Rained
down from the sky,
The
cries for help purposely stilled.
The
brutes left no doubt
The
attack would go on
Till
everyone had been killed.
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Enveloped
the sea
And
many good men did die.
Somehow
they broke through
The
electronic gag;
Our
warplanes were on their way,
But
then came the greatest
Stab
in the back:
They
were called back by LBJ.
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Enveloped
the sea
And
many good men did die.
Now
too many people
Had
learned of the crime;
The
killer was forced to stop short.
With
a gaping torpedo
Hole
in her side,
The
victim limped back to port.
Old
Glory she flew
Over
waters of blue
Under
a cloudless sky,
But
foul treachery
Enveloped
the sea
And
many good men did die.
What
happened that day
Was
a sinister scheme
That
they've tried to this day to hide.
The
men were the victims
Of
a covert plot
With
the code name of CYANIDE.
With
politics played
Our
men were betrayed
And
thirty-four of them slain.
This
foul treachery
Has
touched you and me
And
left on us all a stain.
This
foul treachery
Has
reached you and me
And
left on us all a stain.
