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Song A Few Words in Defense of Our Country
Artist Randy Newman
Album Harps and Angels
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[00:00.00] 作曲 : Newman
[00:09.22] I’d like to say a few words
[00:14.39] In defense of our country
[00:19.68] Whose people aren’t bad nor are they mean
[00:29.22] Now the leaders we have
[00:34.01] While they’re the worst that we’ve had
[00:38.20] Are hardly the worst this poor world has seen
[00:43.67]
[00:47.09] Take the Caesars for example
[00:50.24] Why within the first few of them
[00:52.72] They were sleeping with their sister
[00:54.69] Stashing little boys in swimming pools
[00:57.39] And burning down the City
[00:58.93] And one of ‘em, one of 'em
[01:01.46] Appointed his own horse Consul of the Empire
[01:03.85] That’s like vice president or something
[01:06.66] That’s not a very good example, is it?
[01:10.92] But wait, here’s one, the Spanish Inquisition
[01:13.37] They put people in a terrible position
[01:16.87] I don’t even like to think about it
[01:20.71] Well, sometimes I like to think about it
[01:23.72]
[01:25.15] Just a few words in defense of our country
[01:34.16] Whose time at the top
[01:37.11] Could be coming to an end
[01:42.24] Now we don’t want their love
[01:46.93] And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question
[01:52.50] But in times like these
[01:55.01] We sure could use a friend
[01:57.54]
[02:00.51] Hitler. Stalin.
[02:06.41] Men who need no introduction
[02:10.76] King Leopold of Belgium. That’s right.
[02:14.23] Everyone thinks he’s so great
[02:18.11] Well he owned The Congo
[02:21.34] He tore it up too
[02:23.96] He took the diamonds, he took the gold
[02:26.10] He took the silver
[02:27.84] Know what he left them with?
[02:33.54] Malaria
[02:36.35]
[02:38.00] A President once said,
[02:40.67] "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
[02:44.26] Now it seems like we’re supposed to be afraid
[02:47.86] It’s patriotic in fact and color coded
[02:51.10] And what are we supposed to be afraid of?
[02:54.32] Why, of being afraid
[02:56.50] That’s what terror means, doesn’t it?
[02:58.61] That’s what it used to mean
[03:01.53]
[03:04.98] You know it pisses me off a little
[03:07.30] That this Supreme Court is gonna outlive me
[03:11.02] A couple of young Italian fellas
[03:12.49] and a brother on the Court now too
[03:15.83] But I defy you, anywhere in the world
[03:19.28] To find me two Italians as tightass as the two Italians we got
[03:23.78] And as for the brother
[03:25.67] Well, Pluto’s not a planet anymore either
[03:30.14]
[03:31.88] The end of an empire is messy at best
[03:38.06] And this empire is ending
[03:41.76] Like all the rest
[03:45.06] Like the Spanish Armada adrift on the sea
[03:52.13] We’re adrift in the land of the brave
[03:55.42] And the home of the free
[03:57.52] Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
[04:07.32]
[00:00.00] zuo qu : Newman
[00:09.22] I' d like to say a few words
[00:14.39] In defense of our country
[00:19.68] Whose people aren' t bad nor are they mean
[00:29.22] Now the leaders we have
[00:34.01] While they' re the worst that we' ve had
[00:38.20] Are hardly the worst this poor world has seen
[00:43.67]
[00:47.09] Take the Caesars for example
[00:50.24] Why within the first few of them
[00:52.72] They were sleeping with their sister
[00:54.69] Stashing little boys in swimming pools
[00:57.39] And burning down the City
[00:58.93] And one of ' em, one of ' em
[01:01.46] Appointed his own horse Consul of the Empire
[01:03.85] That' s like vice president or something
[01:06.66] That' s not a very good example, is it?
[01:10.92] But wait, here' s one, the Spanish Inquisition
[01:13.37] They put people in a terrible position
[01:16.87] I don' t even like to think about it
[01:20.71] Well, sometimes I like to think about it
[01:23.72]
[01:25.15] Just a few words in defense of our country
[01:34.16] Whose time at the top
[01:37.11] Could be coming to an end
[01:42.24] Now we don' t want their love
[01:46.93] And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question
[01:52.50] But in times like these
[01:55.01] We sure could use a friend
[01:57.54]
[02:00.51] Hitler. Stalin.
[02:06.41] Men who need no introduction
[02:10.76] King Leopold of Belgium. That' s right.
[02:14.23] Everyone thinks he' s so great
[02:18.11] Well he owned The Congo
[02:21.34] He tore it up too
[02:23.96] He took the diamonds, he took the gold
[02:26.10] He took the silver
[02:27.84] Know what he left them with?
[02:33.54] Malaria
[02:36.35]
[02:38.00] A President once said,
[02:40.67] " The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
[02:44.26] Now it seems like we' re supposed to be afraid
[02:47.86] It' s patriotic in fact and color coded
[02:51.10] And what are we supposed to be afraid of?
[02:54.32] Why, of being afraid
[02:56.50] That' s what terror means, doesn' t it?
[02:58.61] That' s what it used to mean
[03:01.53]
[03:04.98] You know it pisses me off a little
[03:07.30] That this Supreme Court is gonna outlive me
[03:11.02] A couple of young Italian fellas
[03:12.49] and a brother on the Court now too
[03:15.83] But I defy you, anywhere in the world
[03:19.28] To find me two Italians as tightass as the two Italians we got
[03:23.78] And as for the brother
[03:25.67] Well, Pluto' s not a planet anymore either
[03:30.14]
[03:31.88] The end of an empire is messy at best
[03:38.06] And this empire is ending
[03:41.76] Like all the rest
[03:45.06] Like the Spanish Armada adrift on the sea
[03:52.13] We' re adrift in the land of the brave
[03:55.42] And the home of the free
[03:57.52] Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
[04:07.32]
[00:00.00] zuò qǔ : Newman
[00:09.22] I' d like to say a few words
[00:14.39] In defense of our country
[00:19.68] Whose people aren' t bad nor are they mean
[00:29.22] Now the leaders we have
[00:34.01] While they' re the worst that we' ve had
[00:38.20] Are hardly the worst this poor world has seen
[00:43.67]
[00:47.09] Take the Caesars for example
[00:50.24] Why within the first few of them
[00:52.72] They were sleeping with their sister
[00:54.69] Stashing little boys in swimming pools
[00:57.39] And burning down the City
[00:58.93] And one of ' em, one of ' em
[01:01.46] Appointed his own horse Consul of the Empire
[01:03.85] That' s like vice president or something
[01:06.66] That' s not a very good example, is it?
[01:10.92] But wait, here' s one, the Spanish Inquisition
[01:13.37] They put people in a terrible position
[01:16.87] I don' t even like to think about it
[01:20.71] Well, sometimes I like to think about it
[01:23.72]
[01:25.15] Just a few words in defense of our country
[01:34.16] Whose time at the top
[01:37.11] Could be coming to an end
[01:42.24] Now we don' t want their love
[01:46.93] And respect at this point is pretty much out of the question
[01:52.50] But in times like these
[01:55.01] We sure could use a friend
[01:57.54]
[02:00.51] Hitler. Stalin.
[02:06.41] Men who need no introduction
[02:10.76] King Leopold of Belgium. That' s right.
[02:14.23] Everyone thinks he' s so great
[02:18.11] Well he owned The Congo
[02:21.34] He tore it up too
[02:23.96] He took the diamonds, he took the gold
[02:26.10] He took the silver
[02:27.84] Know what he left them with?
[02:33.54] Malaria
[02:36.35]
[02:38.00] A President once said,
[02:40.67] " The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"
[02:44.26] Now it seems like we' re supposed to be afraid
[02:47.86] It' s patriotic in fact and color coded
[02:51.10] And what are we supposed to be afraid of?
[02:54.32] Why, of being afraid
[02:56.50] That' s what terror means, doesn' t it?
[02:58.61] That' s what it used to mean
[03:01.53]
[03:04.98] You know it pisses me off a little
[03:07.30] That this Supreme Court is gonna outlive me
[03:11.02] A couple of young Italian fellas
[03:12.49] and a brother on the Court now too
[03:15.83] But I defy you, anywhere in the world
[03:19.28] To find me two Italians as tightass as the two Italians we got
[03:23.78] And as for the brother
[03:25.67] Well, Pluto' s not a planet anymore either
[03:30.14]
[03:31.88] The end of an empire is messy at best
[03:38.06] And this empire is ending
[03:41.76] Like all the rest
[03:45.06] Like the Spanish Armada adrift on the sea
[03:52.13] We' re adrift in the land of the brave
[03:55.42] And the home of the free
[03:57.52] Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
[04:07.32]
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