Everyone knows "Tavern In The Town," so get out your guitars and sing, "There is a country near Iraq, near Iraq/That I am spoiling to attack, to attack," etc.

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A Country Near Iraq

© By Sherwood Ross   (Tune: “Tavern in the Town”)

G

There is a country near I-raq, near I-raq! 

                                                           D7

That I’m just spoiling to attack! To attack!

G                                           C

I’ll arrest their leaders and throw them in the can

D7                                         G

Mission accomplished in Iran!   

                                     D7

Fare the well for I must leave ya,

G

Cheney’s got a new ide-yuh

D7                              G

Another preventive war to start, to start

Adieu, my hunting pals adieu, adieu,adieu!

                                              D7

I can no longer drink with you, drink with you             G                                        C

I’m a recovered alcoholic pledged to sobriety

                   D7                                            G

How the world wishes I was the harmless drunk I used to be!

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 The above parody is based on the American song, “Tavern in The Town,” published in 1883 by William H. Hill. Some of the original words are thought to have come from British coal miners in Cornwall. The song is regarded as “traditional” in both the United States and Great Britain.  Sherwood Ross, author of the new words about President Bush, is a Miami-based journalist and folk musician. Five of his comedy numbers have been published on Smithsonian/Folkways Records. Reach Ross at sherwoodr1@yahoo.com.  

Authors Bio:
Sherwood Ross worked as a reporter for the Chicago Daily News and contributed a regular "Workplace" column for Reuters. He has contributed to national magazines and hosted a talk show on WOL, Washington, D.C. In the Sixties he was active as public relations director for a major civil rights organization.