A funny song from 1965.
Words and music by Tom Lehrer.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
- When someone makes a move
Of which we don’t approve
Who is it that always intervenes?
U.N. and O.A.S.
They have their place, I guess
But first – send the Marines! - We’ll send them all we’ve got
John Wayne and Randolph Scott
Remember those exciting fighting scenes?
To the shores of Tripoli
But not to Mississippoli
What do we do? We send the Marines!
For might makes right
And till they’ve seen the light
They’ve got to be protected
All their rights respected
Till somebody we like can be elected
Members of the corps
All hate the thought of war
They’d rather kill them off by peaceful means
Stop calling it aggression
Ooh, we hate that expression
We only want the world to know
That we support the status quo
They love us everywhere we go
So when in doubt, send the Marines!