We're coming up on Valentine's Day, so this song looks at an appropriate piece of US history. I've pulled ahead of @ceilidh in number of songs that use the word "sedition."
Lyrics, music, and performance Copyright 2022 Gary McGath.
We want to thank you, Uncle Sam, for what you've done for us.
You've taken out our lousy competition!
We own the liquor market, though our customers might cuss.
The bucks are pouring in, thank prohibition!
We love you, Andrew Volstead, and the Temp'rance League as well,
And all who want to save you from perdition.
So what if they say drinking alcohol will lead to Hell?
There's nothing finer than their prohibition.
Bridge:
We're going on the town to have some fun
With filled-up barrels and a tommy gun,
And when our sales promotion pitch is done,
We know you're gonna buy it. Now don't be shy, just try it.
But damn those mugs who want the Eighteenth tossed out and repealed.
That kind of talk is nothing but sedition!
We've bought the cops and politicians, so their fate is sealed.
We're looking for eternal prohibition.
Bridge:
You'll find our gin and whisky are so fine,
We've got the greatest beer and ale and wine,
And so we're going to send a Valentine,
So that you'll always love us when no one stands above us.
If you have got the password, come on in and have a drink.
There's tasty snacks to munch on in addition.
But if you want to keep your health, don't ever be a fink.
That's how it works when you've got prohibition.
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
This one is fun, and has bonus points for being a metaphor for things still happening today. Good job.
@angelo Feb 2022
Just great.
@mhorning Feb 2022
The rag-timey piano/keyboard fits this so well Gary.