Ode to the Persian Gulf

Music by Linda Edlund

Glory loved to arrange pretty flowers
Georgie liked to play with GI Joe
Little boys play Parker brothers Risk: Who controls the powers?
GI Joe
Play Stratego
GI Joe
Her flowers grow!

Haven’t we been here before?
Wasn’t it another war?
Will there always be one more?
Do we ever know for sure
What it is we’re fighting for?

Glory taught her parrot to sing parrots sing so pretty
George became a first fighting marinе
Ten thousand dollar practice missile, droppеd on a practice city
Such pretty green
You’ve never seen
We once were green!

Haven’t we been here before?
Wasn’t it another war?
Will there always be one more?
Does anyone know for sure
What it is we’re fighting for?
Could we ever justify?
What would ever justify?

Wouldn’t you pay a billion dollar ransom for the return of your son?
If even one child is lost, how could we dare to say we won?

Georgie traded human blood for oil
Gassed his jets and dropped his bombs, with pride
Glory wore a coat of silver foil
But she still fried- - -