A Bush ballad

(or An ode to Bush justice)

Refrain:

Just keep your finger on the trigger, George,

don’t let them get away.

Keep your finger on that button,

make sure those nasties pay.

Don’t worry whether you know for sure

bin Laden is your man.

Near enough is good enough

where terrorists stalk the land.

Six-thousand innocents paid the price!

How will justice tell?

Why, take out thousands more of theirs,

and some of yours as well.

Refrain

“Collateral damage” said McVeigh;

you reeled in disgust.

But of course it’s somehow different

when you know your cause is just.

So when Afghani orphans wail

and widows wring their hands,

Just tell them it’s for Justice! Freedom! Peace!

they’re sure to understand.

Refrain

And when the terror strikes again,

a little worse perhaps?

Just pump the trigger once again

and blast them off the map.

When at the last Peace wins the war,

be sure we won’t forget.

The free world will salute you

— if there’s any of us left.

Lance Lawton 24/09/01