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Song Parodies -> "The Casus Belli* Spewed"

Original Song Title:

"I Put a Spell on You"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Parody Song Title:

"The Casus Belli* Spewed"

Parody Written by:

John A. Barry

The Lyrics

1964: A president who hails from Texas uses fabricated "facts" to get us into a failing foreign fiasco. 39 years later: A president who hails from Texas uses fabricated "facts" to get us into a failing foreign fiasco.
The casus belli spewed,
Was just a line.

Whatever they said was not true.
They were lyin',
Just flat-out lyin'.

You know they had planned it--
Put boots on the ground.
Excuse was the Maddox,
Then a resolution they'd propound.

The casus belli spewed,
Was just a line,
A line.

Dien Bien Phu,
French withdrew,
Tonkin crew,
Tellin' you truth, the vow.
It was hot air,
Lacking verity.
As it is now.

It's clear the
New casus belli spewed
Was just a line.


*Casus belli is a modern Latin language expression meaning the justification for acts of war. Casus means "incident" or "rupture"' belli means "of war".


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alvin rhodes - August 25, 2006 - Report this comment
i learn something new from you just about every day
John Barry - August 25, 2006 - Report this comment
Thanks again, Alvin.
TJC - August 25, 2006 - Report this comment
Nice, spooky juxtapositions. Casus belli! I tried looking it up in my Joy of Mixology handbook but couldn't find that drink anywhere!
Lionel Mertens - August 27, 2006 - Report this comment
You just do 101 spoof of this OS Prof. Barry. 5's

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