Political Science

Album: Sail Away (1972)
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  • No one likes us
    I don't know why
    We may not be perfect
    But heaven knows we try
    But all around
    Even our old friends put us down
    Let's drop the big one
    And see what happens

    We give them money
    But are they grateful
    No, they're spiteful
    And they're hateful
    They don't respect us
    So let's surprise them
    We'll drop the big one
    And pulverize them

    Asia's crowded
    And Europe's too old
    Africa's far too hot
    And Canada's too cold
    And South America stole our name
    Let's drop the big one
    There'll be no one left to blame us

    We'll save Australia
    Don't want to hurt no kangaroo
    We'll build an all American amusement park there
    They've got surfing, too

    Boom goes London
    And boom Paris
    More room for you
    And more room for me
    And every city the whole world round
    Will just be another American town
    Oh, how peaceful it'll be
    We'll set everybody free
    You'll have Japanese kimonos, baby
    There'll be Italian shoes for me
    They all hate us anyhow
    So let's drop the big one now
    Let's drop the big one now Writer/s: RANDY NEWMAN
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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