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October 25, 2005
"Wherever We Went, They Loved Us"
Jaime Weinman at the "Something Old, Nothing New" blog digs up this gem of a song from a flop musical called The Golden Apple, which takes place in the wake of America's first big imperial adventure, the Spanish-American War. It's called "Wherever We Went, They Loved Us."
It was a glad adventure,
The Philippine scene was so sweet.
Them wee eager roots
In their birthday suits
Made life just a Sunday School treat.
Wherever we went, they loved us,
So dazzled they were with our charms.
The folks in them lands
Ate right out of our hands,
But why do they chew off the arms?
Oh, why do they chew off the arms?
The same held true in Cuba,
When gaily we bombshelled a port.
Though harsh blows were dealt
By Ted Roosevelt,
They knew it was only in sport.
Wherever we went, they loved us,
They tucked us in rose-petal beds.
They welcomed our troops
With their dances and whoops,
But why do they shrink our heads?
Oh, why do they shrink our heads?
Oh, Theodore, oh, Theodore,
The Roosevelt that we adore!
Wherever we went, they loved us,
They cheered when they saw us arrive.
They loved us so much,
Their affection was such
We're lucky to get home alive.
Oh, we're lucky to get home alive.
One might think that Dick Cheney had written this were it not for the fact that the musical premiered (and closed) in 1954.
Posted by Mike Tennant at October 25, 2005 09:51 AM
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