Another Iran Song Songtext

von Country Joe McDonald

Well come on all of you big, strong people,
Uncle Sam is going to make you equal
Goin' to send you off to the middle east,
And he don't care if we all want peace
So put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're goin' to have a whole lot of fun
Chorus:
And it's one, two, three what can we die for,
Don't ask Jimmy he don't understand
He won't tell you it's the gas can
And it's five, six, seven open up the Persian Straits
Well there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee we're all goin' to die

Well come on generals, let's move fast,
Your big chance has come at last
Gotta go out and save that oil,
Else come the summer we're all goin' to boil
And you know our honor can only be saved
If we can drive Cadillacs to our graves

Chorus

Well come on Wall Street don't be slow,
There could be a war and that means gold
Gotta save OPEC and their desert miles
So they can triple their prices with a great big smile
Just hope and pray that when our troops arrive
Iran knows who's on its side

Chorus

Well come on Jimmy and lead the way,
Your plans for war can save the day
Just keep talkin about foreign threats
And domestic problems we'll forget
But don't go countin' your votes too soon,
Cause we may be nuked by noon

Chorus

Well come on moms throughout the land,
Send the kids off to Iran
Now come on dads don't you hesitate,
Send them off before it's too late
Be the first one on your block
To have your girl come home in a box

Chorus