Flashback...

One of the abiding memories of my trip to the Jolly Green Jungle oh so many years ago is the guy on the flight over who had a copy of Country Joe McDonald's "Feel Like I'm Fixing To Die Rag" on a cassette. He persisted in playing it over and over, inspiring a hearty sing along among the lower enlisted and the visible umbrage of our sundry superiors. Soldiers going to war will not be denied their black humor, though, and we kept it up for most of the flight, until sleep overcame us.

The whole thing came back to mind when I stumbled across this, reposted by Jo Fish at Democratic Veteran. It first appeared at No More Apples, where the composer, Motherlode, blogs.

Everybody sing...

The Rumsfeld Rag (With apologies to Country Joe)

Well come on, all of you big strong men,
Uncle Sam's telling lies again,
Figured out that to fight a war
All you have to do is send the poor.
While Georgie and his buddies laugh and feast
They'll send you to the Middle East.

And it's one, two, three, what were you voting for?
Oil profits and endless war?
Did you think there was something more?
And it’s five, six, seven, let the theme reverberate:
“Muslims, gays, and liberal states,
Whoopee! We got lots to hate.”

Come conservatives throughout the land,
Now’s the time to take a stand,
Get it into liberal weenies’ heads
That the only good Iraqi is one who’s dead.
Raze their cities, destroy their lives
And convert ‘em all to Jesus Christ.

And it’s one, two, three, who were you voting for?
One deserter and a chickenhawk?
Who else could win Iraq?
And it’s five, six, seven, let the theme reverberate:
“Muslims, gays, and liberal states,
Whoopee! We got lots to hate.”

On 9/11 the country changed
And some of us became quite deranged.
With fears abounding from out and in
We launched a crusade to battle sin.
We all see something’s going wrong,
It’s about the time to drop a bomb.

And it’s one, two, three, what were you voting for?
Don’t you see or don’t you give a damn
‘Bout the lessons of Vietnam?
And it’s five, six, seven, let the theme reverberate:
“Muslims, gays, and liberal states,
Whoopee! We got lots to hate.”

Whoopee! indeed...