Barry’s Boys

[Intro]
(Yeah)
(Again)
(Yeah)
(A one, two, one, two, a-one, two)
(Your break coming up)
(Yeah)
(Got it)
(Catch it)
(You got it)

[Verse 1]
We're the bright young men, who wanna go back to 1910
We're Barry's boys
We're the kids with a cause, yes, a government like grandmama's
We're Barry's boys
We're the new kind of youth at your alma mater
Uh, back to silver standard and solid Goldwater
Back to when the poor were poor, and rich were rich
And you felt so damn secure just knowin' which were which

[Verse 2]
We're the kids who agree to be social without security
We're Barry's boys
'Cause his hat's in the ring
Where Westbrook Pegler once was king (Now, he's too left wing)
So if you don't recognize any old Red China
Or Canada or Britain or South Carolina
You too can join the crew, Tippecanoe and Nixon, too
Back to Barry, back to "cash and carry"
Back with Barry's boys (Here we go)

[Bridge]
Why does a chicken cross the road?
To get from the left to the right (Right)
Roses are red, violets are blue
Walter Lippmann's a pinko, too (You got it, Joe)
A-la-ka-nee, ka-nah, ka-nay
Let's investigate the PTA
Barry, Barry, make your bid
I love John Birch, but oh you kid
Mother, mother, wear a grin
And don't complain or we'll turn ya in
Hold the presses, stop the mail
The Pentagon's havin' a one-cent sale
What's the latest new statistic?
Hootenannies are socialistic
Shut the door and lock and latch it
Here comes Lizzie with a brand new hatchet
Back with Barry's boys

[Verse 3]
We're the kids full of nerve as long as it's conservative
We're Barry's boys
And we can't comprehend why our parents aren't friendlier
To Barry's boys
Why Dad once crusaded for Sacco/Vanzetti
Now, all we're doin' is doin' the same for John Paul Getty
Our parents emulated Roosevelt and Farley
But we just wanna grow up to be like Ev and Charlie (Right)

[Verse 4]
No college days with Socrates or Plato
When you're Barry's boys
Just organize parades for the abolishment of NATO
And the rest, the entire West
So let's go back to the days when men were men
And start the First World War all over again
That's right you tell 'em son, "Isolationism can be fun"
Back with Barry, back to "cash and carry"
Back with Barry's ...
And remember, "I'm an American first, and a politician second" Spoken like a true American politician
Back with Barry, not Lyndon, Ike or Harry
Back with Barry's boys