Written during the run-up to the Iraq invasion.
Lyrics
A Short Little War
By Roger Bain 2003
The generals they were getting quite bored
They needed them a short little war
A place where they could test out their stuff
A place where they could show them who’s tough
A short little war
A short little war
All they needed was a short little war
The emperor was easy to sway
His advisers told him just what to say
To the people who were quaking with fear
To the people who were eager to cheer
For a
A short little war
A short little war
All they needed was a short little war
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The skeptics they were so skepti-cal
Of what the emperor was trying to pull
They protested they marched in the street
The sound of marchin’ chargin’ feet
Short little war…chorus
The emperor declared that he’d won
Although the fighting it had barely begun
The emperor said “I vanquished my foe.”
One villian down a billion more to go
A short little war
A short little war
All they needed was a short little war
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