Versifying, but like a foreigner, for peace
It was the reported that
the President and the Prime Minister met last week. It is not for
a moment suggested that the exchanges that followed, with apologies
to Harry Belafonte, were in the following manner but the final outcome
could probably be the same…(To the tune of 'There's a hole
in the bucket')
There's a war
with in the North, dear Satellite dear Satellite
There's a war with the North, dear Satellite, a war
Then end it dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
Then end it dear Ranil, dear Ranil, end it
How shall I end it, dear Satellite dear Satellite
How shall I end it, dear Satellite, how?
With the army
dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
With the army, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, with the army
But the army's in the barracks, dear Satellite dear Satellite
The army's in the barracks, dear Satellite, in the barracks
Get them out, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
Get them out, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, get them out.
How shall I
do that, dear Satellite, dear Satellite
How shall I do that, dear Satellite, how?
With an order, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
With an order, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, with an order
I cannot order them, dear Satellite, dear Satellite
I cannot order them, dear Satellite I cannot
Why not, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
Why not, dear Ranil, Why not?
You're now the Defence Minister, dear Satellite dear Satellite
You're the Minister, dear Satellite now!
Well then, I'll
talk to the Tigers, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
I'll talk, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, to the Tigers
And what will you tell them, dear Satellite dear Satellite
What will you tell them, dear Satellite, what?
We'll discuss their demands, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
Well discuss, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, their demands
And how will you do that, dear Satellite, dear Satellite how will
you do that, dear Satellite how?
I'll try a ceasefire,
dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
I'll try, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, a ceasefire
You cannot do that dear Satellite, dear Satellite
You can't, dear Satellite, do that
And why can't I do that, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, dear Ranil
Why can't I do that, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, why not?
The ceasefire's illegal, dear Satellite, dear Satellite,
The ceasefire's illegal, dear Satellite, you said!
So there'll be wars in the North and South, dear Ranil, dear Ranil,
dear Ranil,
There'll be two wars but, dear Ranil, dear Ranil, who cares? |
