Send the Marines
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1. When someone makes a move,
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of
which we don't approve,
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E - A
who
is it that always intervenes ?
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D7
U.N. and
O.A.S.,
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they
have their place, I guess
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- A D
but
first send the Marines !
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- A
2. We'll send them all we've got,
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- A
John Wayne and Randolph Scott,
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remember
those exciting fighting scenes.
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To the shores of Tripoli,
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but
not to Mississippoli,
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- A D
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what do we do ? We send the Marines !
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For might makes right, and
'til they've seen the light,
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they've
got to be protected, all their rights respected,
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till
somebody we like can be elected.
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- A
3. Members of the corps
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- A
all
hate the thought of war,
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they'd
rather kill them off by peaceful means.
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Stop calling it aggression,
uh, we hate that expression,
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A
we
only want the world to know,
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that
we support the status quo,
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Gm
they
love us everywhere we go,
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so,
when in doubt, send the Marines !
(orig. = capo 3rd) (Tom Lehrer)