The Merry Minuet (1959)
They're rioting in Africa
They're starving in Spain
There's hurricanes in Florida
And Texas needs rain
The whole world is festering with unhappy souls
The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles
Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch
And I don't like anybody very much!!
The Merry Minuet (2020)
They’re rioting in America and protesting as well.
There’s a wee scandal in Canada, as you doubtless can tell.
We’re sweltering in heat, then drowning in rain.
COVID is everywhere causing anguish and strain.
Feral pigs were a threat and killer bees coming up from the south.
With locusts Africa is beset and ants in Britain mean cover your mouth.
Sanity is in retreat with each Trumpian Tweet.
Masking my face is cowardly and weak.
I’d rather be free and die than listen to some science guy.
When everyone’s grasp of reality is so out of touch,
It’s hard for me to like anybody very much!