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From: oz@rlgvax.UUCP (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL OZ)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Tom Lehrer
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Date: Fri, 28-Oct-83 00:38:36 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 28 00:38:36 1983
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Since I did Allan Sherman last week, I thought it only fair to do the other
GREAT song writer of the 1960's, Tom Lehrer.

Tom Lehrer was a teacher at Harvard who wrote his own music and lyrics for
satirical songs.  He had been performing since the 1950's but really caught
on  by  performing  on  the mid 1960's TV show THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS
(TW3).  Although the following song is NOT his most famous, it  did  seem
somewhat  appropriate  given recent developments in US diplomacy.  If you
wish to HEAR it, find someone who has the album THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS,
I am willing to bet you know SOMEONE that owns that album.

When someone makes a move
of which we don't approve,
who is it that always intervenes?
U.N. and OAS,
they have their place I guess,
but FIRST... Send the Marines.

We'll send them all we've got,
John Wayne and Randolf Scott.
Remember those exciting
fighting scenes.
To the shores of Tripoli,
but not to Mississippoli
what do we do?
We send the Marines.

For might makes right,
until they've seen the light,
they've got to feel protected,
all their rights respected,
till somebody we like
can be elected.

Members of the corp,
all hate the thought of war.
They'd rather kill them off
by peaceful means.
Stop calling it aggression
Oh we hate that expression.
We only want the world to know
that we support the status quo
they love us every where we go
so when in doubt,
SEND THE MARINES.

                                     OZ
                              seismo!rlgvax!oz