Bush's Mercenaries
Sung to the tune
"The Ladies Who Lunch"

Here's to his way to make war,
With a smirky grin,
Hanging out in Texas and planning for more
That he'll never win.
Replacing troops
Rummy can't equip
"That wasn't our goal"
With 'for hire' groups
"I run a tight ship"
He can't control.
"Does anyone still need control?"
He'll take a poll.

Here's to the guys that he hires,
In it for the cash,
Rushing to Iraq to make a quick buck.
"Who you want we should bash?"
Security for pay –
"How much a day?"
How 'bout a thousand dollars?
Whatever it takes to sway
A company of brawlers.
"We're how he will win?
Damn, look at that grin.

"Here's to his departing troops,
But what about us?
Fighting insurgents, Bush said was urgent –
Now find our own bus?
Or join in his new civil war?
Which side's offering more?
Unless like Bush, they're full of lies,
And ev'rybody dies –
Dies! Dies! Dies! Dies! Dies! Dies! Dies!"

Music & Original Lyric by Stephen Sondheim
Alternate Lyric by Bob Carlson
www.politicalboondoggles.com
8/18/05

To 'Policies - Quitting Iraq'
To 'A Stephrn Sondheim Songbook'