Turn the Boat Around

From C.J. Watson:

Turn the Boat Around
[Tune: ‘Yellow Rose of Texas’]

Our leader landed on the deck to show us his allure,
A banner hanging over him, the victory assured.
But San Diego could be seen, right there in the background,
So the order soon was given, “Turn the boat around.”

Chorus:

It’s time to turn the boat around, that’s what we say today.
The course our leader’s setting is exactly the wrong way.
The compass reads “disaster,” you’ve run us hard aground,
It’s time to fire the skipper, and turn the boat around.We went hell-bent into Iraq, and “tore ‘em a new one,”
With bought-and-paid-for press along, to show us all the fun.
We never found the weapons, the poison gas and such,
And the folks whose land we shot to hell don’t like us very much.

Repeat Chorus

Now, here at home, our policies are tilted toward the rich,
With tax cuts and a deficit that’s grown to be a bitch.
But here’s how they will fix it all, to help both you and me –
They’ll spend the dough, and take it from Social Security!

Repeat Chorus

This is the “ship of state,” not another “photo op,”
And when it gets to going, it’s damn-all hard to stop.
But if we can turn a carrier to try to fool the press,
Then we can turn the country ‘round, and get out of this mess.

Repeat Chorus

Copyright ©2004 Bob Clayton & Ed Drone
(via Billmon)

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9:24 am on April 21, 2004