The Dead Kennedys Follow

We're the United States Marines
We know you've all been killing each other
For at least two thousand years

But we're here now to protect the family
Of Christian heroin warlords
Most friendly to the West
So, you knock off this fighting
Or we'll tell Mom

Ever notice news is taged like TV wrestling shows
With Reagans and Khaddafis cast
As cartoon villains and heroes

Or those wildlife 'Documentaries'
Where a lion from a zoo
Kills a deer tied down ahead of time
At the perfect camera angle
When lemmings balk at dying for Disney
They're just hurled off the cliff

We are gathered here today
To take photos of the President
Pretending to mourn these brave young men
Who came home from Beirut

Gift wrapped in body bags
A truck bomb blew them to bits
We knew they were sitting ducks
We sacrificed 'em, Aztec style
So, we could use their dead meat
To cook up war fever back home

So make sure you take lots of pictures
And slant your news our way
Just like in Wild Kingdom
We first tied down the prey

We want people boiling
For revenge in their living rooms
So, we can go play, 'Shoot 'em up'
Anywhere we choose
And our backers can cash in
Without the public asking questions

We're the United States Marines
We know you've all been killing each other