'Twas the night before Baghdad

 

Twas the night before Baghdad
And all through the base
Not a heartbeat was silent
Not a smile on one face
The soldiers at attention
Fists raised in the air
Saddam is a monster!
We must all go there!

So we loaded the planes
With our guns and our tanks
And we sent all the soldiers
To Kuwaits outer banks
From Kuwait, from Turkey
From Saudi and more
With battering rams
We knocked on his door

The Fedayin heard
All the military clatter
And ran to Saddam
To ask what was the matter
Dont worry he said
With a heartening ring
They financed my reign
They wont do this thing

We bombed all the buildings
Til the fires were glowing
While Baby Bush yelled
Keep the oil pipes flowing
He should be a magician
Our Baby Bush, cuz you see
He created the biggest illusion -
The WMD’s

He lied to us all
About terror and pain
When all that he’s after
Is monetary gain
For Daddy, and Barbara
And Baby Bush too
Believe there is no such thing
As too much oil revenue

Some people believe
That its for our own good
To bomb and to kill
To shed innocent blood
They sleep in their beds
Oblivious to lies
While we who have wakened
Hear bloodcurdling cries
Cries from our brothers
Our fathers and sons
Sent to fight in a war
That cannot be won
We liberated them!

Our Baby Bush chimes
That is why they attack us
Time after time
With Christmas upon us
He steps up his work
Of campaigning again
The self serving jerk!
He’ll don his flight suit
He’ll have all his fun
Wishing “Merry Christmas! Keep fighting!”
And to all....Duck and Run!

written by Cynthia Anderson, mother of a soldier.