Bombs and Propaganda

To the tune of "Rum and Coca Cola"

Sending troops around the world,

Messing up the native girls.

Oversexed and overpaid,

All just looking to get laid.

Using bombs and propaganda,

Making whole world Yankeelandia,

Living off the petrodollar;

Raping girls in Okinawa.

It’s a fact, man, it's a fact.

See how far our heroes roam.

They plant the flag; they don't come home.

Soldiers here and sailors there;

We have bases everywhere.

Using bombs and propaganda,

Making whole world Yankeelandia,

Living off the petrodollar;

Raping girls in Okinawa.

It's crazy man; it's nuts.

Now G.I.s all volunteer

They do wrong, nobody hear.

Their service we all thank them for.

Then they get on with endless war.

Using bombs and propaganda,

Making whole world Yankeelandia,

Living off the petrodollar;

Raping girls in Okinawa.

It's not cheap man; it's not cheap.

Korea, Germany, and Japan,

How much longer, what's the plan?

The Balkans and the Middle East

The push to rule has never ceased.

Using bombs and propaganda,

Making whole world Yankeelandia,

Living off the petrodollar;

Raping girls in Okinawa.

It's vexing, man, it's vexing.

While we slay dragons overseas,

Our towns lose vital industries.

We go playing global cop;

The rot at home we cannot stop.             

Using bombs and propaganda,

Making whole world Yankeelandia,

Living off the petrodollar;

Raping girls in Okinawa.

It hurts, man, it hurts.

Using bombs and propaganda,

Using bombs and propaganda,
Using bombs and propaganda,

Using bombs and propaganda,

Raping girls in Okinawa.

David Martin

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