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Welcome to New York(Now Just Go Home)
Copyright © 2004 Ken Ficara
Ken Ficara: Vocals, guitar, harmonica
Mike Skliar: Dobro, vocals
Tom Ricciuti: Bass
Produced by Tom Ricciuti, Ciadog Productions,
and Ken Ficara
Recorded at Ciadog Productions
Thanks to Mike for some
quick lyric rewrites!
They're heading to New York on commercial airline flights
They're jealous of our freedoms and they hate our way of life
Their plots and their schemes have killed scores of Americans
So run and hide from the evil tide of invading Republicans
We're not coming to your party and we don't want you around
Just go away without DeLay -- get your Ashcroft out of town
When we asked for security, you told us to drop dead
Now you want protection; we should kick you out instead
You gave New York the finger
Now you want to shake our hand
Don't give us all that crap about "United We Stand."
We're not your campaign backdrop, just leave us alone
Welcome to New York, now just go home.
George plays hero at Ground Zero; the cameras click away
But everyone remembers how confused he was that day
Osama was plotting, but George was on vacation
Now he wraps himself in 9/11 and collects campaign donations
Big oil will pollute the streets round Madison Square Garden
Be careful where you walk or you'll get mugged by Halliburton
Three-card monte dealers will explain deregulation
Maybe we'll get squeegee men to clean up this nation
They're gonna have a circus with Boy George as chief clown
Cheney in a top hat will lead the clown around
Colin walks the tightrope while Condi laughs below
Don Rumsfeld will play himself in the scariest freak show
If only you had gone and got a boat out on the Hudson
We'd be glad if you were scared to come into Manhattan
One night we'd get a tugboat, and tow you out to sea
You'd drift around and then sink down just like your policies