Send the Marines

What with President Johnson practicing "escalatio" on the Vietnamese... and then the Dominican crisis on top of that it has been a nervous year and people have begun to feel like a christian scientist with appendicitis. Fortunately in times of crisis just like this, America always has this number one instrument of diplomacy to fall back on. Here's a song about it... [Piano romp: Marine's Hymn] 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!