RE-VISION

Oh beautiful for bombs that fall in Bush's preemptive war,
For all the blood of innocents, for wounded souls and more
America, America, where are your values now?
You've sold yourself for royalties and numbers on the Dow.

Oh beautiful for row on row of crosses in a field,
For promises of future walls of names that death reveals
America, America, your dirty bombs furled wide,
Just blame it on the terrorist and take it all in stride.

Oh beautiful for cadres long of people trained for war,
From childhood on their paths are set, their liberty forswore
America, America, free will is just a scam,
Your people want the bombs and guns they get from Uncle Sam.

Oh beautiful for Abu Greb, for cages Gitmo sports,
You proudly show Democracy revealed with all its warts
America, America your flags and ribbon plaques
Scarce cover up the torture rooms or hide your bloody acts.

Oh beautiful America, your rolling plains and hills,
Are reeking with pollution as your people pop more pills
America, America, as streams and oceans die
You sit astride a noble dream and lie and lie and lie.

O beautiful for Patriot Acts that trample patriot's dreams,
Your courts are faking virtuous deeds with judges too extreme
America, America, God weeps as She is blamed
For strutting petty leaderships that take Her name in vain.

[Go to http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/lyrics/america.htm to read the original words by Katherine Lee Bates and hear the music composed by Samual A. Ward.]

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2005-023

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