(This may look familiar to the old regulars ... see the bottom of the post.)
SETTING: Kofi Annan in a cowboy hat, shirt and vest, jeans, boots and spurs, stands at the front of the stage with his guitar. Chirac, Putin, and Zhu in dancehall girl outfits, a warm glow on their faces, do a cancan behind him.
KOFI SINGS (To the tune of "I've Got Friends In Low Places"):
Blame it all on George Bush
Rumsfeld kiss my tush
You ruined our perfect affair
We'd bought everyone
And all had such fun
You were the last one we thought we'd see there
Well Saddam was a-gloat
'Cause he paid for our votes
And we told him you'd never invade
We'd argue and stall
And then veto it all
You'd never get a mandate!
'Cause we're all friends in the 'nited Nations
Where the crude oil drowns and the free food chases
Our blues away
And we'll be OK
Well we're not big on the moral basis
Just a wink and a nod at the oasis
Oh we're all friends in the 'nited Nations
Well I guess we were wrong
But it's good to belong
To a gang that answers to none
Everything's all right
We'll all just sit tight
And ask ol' George for a loan
Hey you can't afford
To push this much more
You need our seal Mr. Shrub
So why don't you drop this in-vesti-ga-tion
And bring back the love!
'Cause we're all friends in the 'nited Nations
Where the crude oil drowns and the free food chases
Our blues away
And we'll be OK
Well we're not big on the moral basis
Just a wink and a nod at the oasis
Oh we're all friends in the 'nited Nations
[CHIRAC, PUTIN AND ZHU JOIN IN.]
We're all friends in the 'nited Nations
Where the sweet crude drowns and the free food chases
Our blues away
Just get along, nkay?
Well we're not big on the moral basis
Just a wink and a nod at the oasis
Oh we're all friends in the 'nited Nations
(With sincerest apologies to Garth Brooks.)
Note: This was originally posted back in October with a bunch of commentary that turned out to be rather muddled. As a way to redeem myself introduce my musical, I felt this song would set the scene well. Don't worry, though, there'll be new songs in the near future!
(OK, go ahead and worry. I'm still posting them, darn it!)
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