With apologies to Country Joe McDonald. There are a lot of versions; this is mine.
Well come on, all you women and men,
Uncle Sam needs help again!
Got himself in a terrible jam,
Way over in Iraq and Iran!
Put down your books and pick up a gun,
We're gonna have a whole lot of fun!
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop's Afghanistan!
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates!
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
Now come on, generals, let's move fast,
Your big chance is here at last!
Now you can go out and get those towel-heads,
'Cause the only good Muslim is one that's dead!
You know that peace can only be won
If you blow them all to Kingdom Come.
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop is Sunistan!
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates!
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!
Now come on fathers throughout the land,
Send your kids off to Shiastan!
And come on mothers, don't be late,
Pack your children off before it's too late!
Be the first one on your block
To have your child come home in a box!
And it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me, I don't give a damn!
Next stop's Waziristan!
And it's five, six, seven, open up the pearly gates!
Well, there ain't no time to wonder why,
Whoopee! We're all gonna die!