(you can go all karaoke with it @ www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/battleof.htm)
Awful lot of folks were buyin' gasoline an' beans
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Town of New Orleans
Folks were getting' outta there, folks were leavin' town
Folks who had no money we just left `em there to drown
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
Mayor told the people this is Category Five
Governor said you gotta leave to stay alive
Corps of Engineers said the levee's gonna crash
Bush played a guitar at a birthday bash
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
Well, the Lake burst the levees and it flooded all our homes
N'Awlins met the Devil by the name of Davey Jones
Twenty thousand people on the roofs an' in the trees
An' the City with a soul, it was down upon its knees
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
Well we swam through the briars and we swam through the brambles
An we waded past the gators to the mighty Superdome
Waited there for FEMA -- FEMA wasn't comin'
Waited there a week - an' FEMA didn't show
Bush hired a fella by the name of Michael Brown
He's the guy to call when there's trouble goin' down
Whether it's from water or a terrorist attack
Except when you're poor, an' especially when you're black
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
Well we swam through the briars and we swam through the brambles
An we waded past the gators to the mighty Superdome
Waited there for FEMA -- FEMA wasn't comin'
Waited there a week - an' FEMA didn't show
I saw Mistah Bush just a'strollin' down the street
I saw Condoleeza buyin' shoes for her feet
I saw Mistah Cheney buy a mansion in DC
I saw people dyin' in the Town of New Orleans
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
If you pay your taxes can you ever be content
With this sorry ass excuse for your own government?
When you're out shoppin' for your gasoline and beans
You think about what happened in the Town of New Orleans
We're waist deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
There's not as many livin' as there was a while ago
We're neck deep in water now an' FEMA isn't comin'
We're floatin' down the river to the Gulf of Mexico
Well we swam through the briars and we swam through the brambles
An we waded past the gators to the mighty Superdome
Waited there for FEMA -- FEMA wasn't comin'
Waited there a week -- an' FEMA didn't show
Oh, Mama Marisol, she seen it comin' . . .
Saw skeletons sittin' high an' dry, child . . .
Yes, the Gypsy seen it comin' . . .
Dead men seen it comin' . . . but not Mistah Bush, Lawd, Lawd!
Well we swam through the briars and we swam through the brambles
An we waded past the gators to the mighty Superdome
We waited there for FEMA -- FEMA wasn't comin'
We waited there a week -- an' FEMA didn't show
Hup Two Three Four!
Hup Two Three Four!
Hup Two Three Four!
Companeeeee . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Halt!