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Idiot War Lyrics by Jonathan Something

Art So Small You Can Hardly See It

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Well you press that red button and get a line to Paris
And the war it’d be on before even Charles de Gaulle could say oui
Now things are getting nuclear far as my good eye could see

You can smell the ships are a-sailing they’re filled full with the French
And they’re armed to the teeth with fancy cheese and a wrench
Well you hired the army but all you needed was a fence

Now the marching band is playing a famous marching tune
Wait until you see their eyes boys, you must not shoot them too soon
But some knuckle-headed kid out in the back went and shot the lead bassoon

At the battle on main street that’s where I saw my loving bird
She was pointing her rifle up at a sniper in a perch
And she woulda shot him dead too but I guess he shot her first

Lalala lalala...

Now the bodies are piling up at every bar
Cause no soldier wants to fight in this idiot war
I can’t say that I blame them I can’t believe it got this far

At the head of the table the war Daddy speaks
He says “Could we wrap this up boys? I’ve got a tee time at 3”
Now the French they are all exiting the gift shop and a fixing to leave

That’ll teach me to press every shiny red button that I see
Yes it will teach me to press every shiny red button that I see

About “Idiot War” by Jonathan Something

Read the complete lyrics to "Idiot War" by Jonathan Something from the album "Art So Small You Can Hardly See It". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Idiot War" is credited to Jonathan Something. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Idiot War" appears on "Art So Small You Can Hardly See It".

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