Remember the Maine
from The Decline of America Part One: The Bush Years by Tyranny of Dave
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Remember the Maine
You might believe it’s something different
A torch in the night
A reason to fight in Havana
The stories we read
Replaced events that happened instead
A bomb by remote
or a boiler explodes
Does it matter?
But don’t you worry ‘bout the things that we’ve done
We’ll tell our sons tomorrow
Explain that it was an expedient guess
that turned out for the best today
Yee-ha
If you need a decision
If you need to take a break
The New York World and the Morning Journal will help you
Read the New York World every morning
I can’t quite believe it
though I know it’s not true
Like fate it breaks right through
Do you remember the Maine?
Like a shout across the ocean to Spain
The island is ours
Just look in the stars you will see it
You have to believe
We’re here to help a future friend who’s in need
But it won’t be too long before we are gone once again
Well don’t you worry ‘bout the things that we did
We’ll tell the kids tomorrow
We’ll let them know that there were times in the past
When things moved as fast as today
Yee-ha and olé
Yee-ha and olé
Though sand’s thrown in your eyes you face the sun
Yee-ha and olé
Yee-ha and olé
You’ve got hundreds of decisions
Let us help you make just one
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
A torch in the night
A reason to fight
and take the poolside cabana
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
The stories we read
An island in need
Of a full-blown bonanza
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
Remember the Maine
To hell with Spain
Why are my fingers all yellow?
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
A splendid little war
Who could ask for more?
To take us straight to the top
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
We’ll win in four months time
And stay ‘til ‘59
Then adios mis amigos
Remember the Maine
You might believe it’s something different
A torch in the night
A reason to fight in Havana
The stories we read
Replaced events that happened instead
A bomb by remote
or a boiler explodes
Does it matter?
But don’t you worry ‘bout the things that we’ve done
We’ll tell our sons tomorrow
Explain that it was an expedient guess
that turned out for the best today
Yee-ha
If you need a decision
If you need to take a break
The New York World and the Morning Journal will help you
Read the New York World every morning
I can’t quite believe it
though I know it’s not true
Like fate it breaks right through
Do you remember the Maine?
Like a shout across the ocean to Spain
The island is ours
Just look in the stars you will see it
You have to believe
We’re here to help a future friend who’s in need
But it won’t be too long before we are gone once again
Well don’t you worry ‘bout the things that we did
We’ll tell the kids tomorrow
We’ll let them know that there were times in the past
When things moved as fast as today
Yee-ha and olé
Yee-ha and olé
Though sand’s thrown in your eyes you face the sun
Yee-ha and olé
Yee-ha and olé
You’ve got hundreds of decisions
Let us help you make just one
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
A torch in the night
A reason to fight
and take the poolside cabana
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
The stories we read
An island in need
Of a full-blown bonanza
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
Remember the Maine
To hell with Spain
Why are my fingers all yellow?
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
A splendid little war
Who could ask for more?
To take us straight to the top
Onward to Havana
The winter’s long and we need time in the sun
We’ll win in four months time
And stay ‘til ‘59
Then adios mis amigos
Remember the Maine
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from The Decline of America Part One: The Bush Years,
released May 17, 2010
Dave - Piano, guitar, singing, keyboards, percussion, drum programming (with liberal raiding of the Apple loop library)
Robin Aigner - Singing
Megan Beugger - Trumpet
Aaron Zemelko - Bass
Dave - Piano, guitar, singing, keyboards, percussion, drum programming (with liberal raiding of the Apple loop library)
Robin Aigner - Singing
Megan Beugger - Trumpet
Aaron Zemelko - Bass
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