America
George-carlin
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America by George Carlin
Release Date
Sun Feb 28 1971
Performed by
George-carlinAbout
Criticizing American industry as part of a stand-up section on the Ed Sullivan Show in February 1971, Carlin performed this song as a subversion of America the Beautiful, a historic American song which was a contender for the national anthem and extols the beauty of the country and the heroism of it...
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America Lyrics
O beautiful for smoggy skies
Insecticided grain
For strip-mined mountain's majesty
Above the asphalt plain!
America! America!
Man sheds his waste on thee
And hides the pines with billboard signs
From sea to oily sea!
America Q&A
When did George-carlin release America?
George-carlin released America on Sun Feb 28 1971.