Dan Bern - Talkin' Al Kida Blues video

from the "Swastika" EP Lyrics: It was a beautiful day in New York town Folks jogging, biking, walking 'round When a couple of airplanes came around Hit the big towers, knocked 'em down Worst disaster on US soil ever! 'Course, there's the Indians... a few million slaves... Enron... Anyway, it was worse than Pearl Harbor! President W. was flying around Far away from New York town When finally he came on TV, He said "Why do they hate us? -- 'cause we're free." Free to round up dark-skinned bearded guys... Free to detain anyone who might have ties to Osama... Al Qaida... Somewhere in Cleveland there's some guy named Al Kida -- K - I - D - A... He's freaking out! Congress quickly rang the bell And tried to fight those terrorist cells With laws designed to never let Our country fall to a terrorist threat Anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who knows anyone who might be a terrorist -- is a terrorist! There's terrorists using your email name Sitting next to you at the ballgame Terrorists hiding in your bed Terrorists borrowing your head Never seen so many terrorists... I had to turn in my own Mom... you know what they say... unpaid parking tickets aids terrorists There's laws for this and laws for that To keep those terrorists under wraps Some folks disagree with these And talk of civil liberties But it's like the Attorney General says... If in times like these you can talk about individual freedom... you're probably a terrorist If you're ...