Andorra
Pete SeegerOriginale | VAL SHENSON sends along these additional verses for "Andorra",... |
ANDORRA I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It's the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents On armanents and their defence Did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray In the mountains of the Pyrenees there's an independent state Population five thousand - I think they're simply great It's only a few square miles around but that's the place for me They spend less than five dollars on armaments so this I've got to see I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It's the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents On armanents and their defence Did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray It's governed by a council, all gentle souls and wise, Spent only five dollars on armaments, and the rest on cakes and pies. They didn't invest in tommyguns or a plane to sweep the sky. But they bought some blanks for cap pistols to shoot on their 4th of July! I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It's the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents On armanents and their defence Did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray They live by the arts of farm and field, and by making shoes and hats; They haven't got room in their tiny land for a horde of diplomats. They haven't got room in their tiny land for armies to march about; And if anyone comes with a war budget, they throw the rascals out. I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It's the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents On armanents and their defence Did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray There are no superhighways there, for where would the highways go? They just slide down the Pyrenees whenever it starts to snow, And when the springtime comes around, they love to sing and play, And if anyone comes with a war budget, they holler, "Go away!" I wandered clown by the Pentagon this newspaper clipping in hand I said, "I want to see everyone in McNamara’s band." I said, "Look what they did in Andorra, they put us all to shame. The least is first, the biggest is last, Let’s get there just the same." I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It's the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents On armanents and their defence Did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray The general said, "My dear boy, you just don’t understand. We need these things to feel secure in our great and wealthy land." I said, "If security’s what you need I’ll buy a couch for you, A headshrinker is cheaper and quicker and a damn site safer too." | ANDORRA One day a councilman rose to say, "I think we're behind the times, we ought to increase the war budget by at least a couple of dimes" but the c.n.v. said "no siree, you keep to the figure set or you'll surely ruin the economy and swell the nation debt I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra It’s the land that I adore They spend four dollars and ninety cents on armaments and their defense did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray and the people paraded around the square, to the sound of fife and drum and the council finally had to vote to stick to the given sum. and no whenever a visiting king comes 'round and they fire a grand salute, they shoot away half of the war budget, and nobody gives ,a hoot. I want to go to Andorra Andorra Andorra I want to go to Andorra it's the land that I adore they spend four dollars and ninety cents on armaments and their defense did you ever see such confidence Andorra hip hooray |