Lyrics A Few Words In Defense of Our Country - Randy Newman
I′d
like
to
say
a
few
words
In
defense
of
our
country
Whose
people
aren't
bad
nor
are
they
mean
Now
the
leaders
we
have
While
they′re
the
worst
that
we've
had
Are
hardly
the
worst
this
poor
world
has
seen
Let's
turn
history′s
pages,
shall
we?
Take
the
Caesars
for
example
Why
within
the
first
few
of
them
They
were
sleeping
with
their
sister
Stashing
little
boys
in
swimming
pools
And
burning
down
the
City
And
one
of
′em,
one
of
'em
Appointed
his
own
horse
Consul
of
the
Empire
That′s
like
vice
president
or
something
That's
not
a
very
good
example,
is
it?
But
wait,
here′s
one,
the
Spanish
Inquisition
They
put
people
in
a
terrible
position
I
don't
even
like
to
think
about
it
Well,
sometimes
I
like
to
think
about
it
Just
a
few
words
in
defense
of
our
country
Whose
time
at
the
top
Could
be
coming
to
an
end
Now
we
don′t
want
their
love
And
respect
at
this
point
is
pretty
much
out
of
the
question
But
in
times
like
these
We
sure
could
use
a
friend
Hitler.
Stalin.
Men
who
need
no
introduction
King
Leopold
of
Belgium.
That's
right.
Everyone
thinks
he's
so
great
Well
he
owned
The
Congo
He
tore
it
up
too
He
took
the
diamonds,
he
took
the
gold
He
took
the
silver
Know
what
he
left
them
with?
Malaria
A
President
once
said,
"The
only
thing
we
have
to
fear
is
fear
itself"
Now
it
seems
like
we′re
supposed
to
be
afraid
It′s
patriotic
in
fact
and
color
coded
And
what
are
we
supposed
to
be
afraid
of?
Why,
of
being
afraid
That's
what
terror
means,
doesn′t
it?
That's
what
it
used
to
mean
You
know
it
pisses
me
off
a
little
That
this
Supreme
Court
is
gonna
outlive
me
A
couple
of
young
Italian
fellas
and
a
brother
on
the
Court
now
too
But
I
defy
you,
anywhere
in
the
world
To
find
me
two
Italians
as
tight-ass
as
the
two
Italians
we
got
And
as
for
the
brother
Well,
Pluto′s
not
a
planet
anymore
either
The
end
of
an
empire
is
messy
at
best
And
this
empire
is
ending
Like
all
the
rest
Like
the
Spanish
Armada
adrift
on
the
sea
We're
adrift
in
the
land
of
the
brave
And
the
home
of
the
free
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
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