To: MulhollandDrive who wrote (17678 ) 3/23/1999 6:49:00 PM From: Dave B Respond to of 93625
bp, It was funny as hell. Tom Lehrer was a wonderful satirist. He teaches math now at University of California at Santa Cruz. I was going to grab the lyrics from www.lyrics.ch but found out that the site has been shut down by the National Music Publishers Association. So I'm going to type it in... And I'm humming the tune while I do it.National Brotherhood Week by Tom Lehrer Oh, the white folks hate the black folks And the black folks hate the white folks To hate all but the right folks Is an old established rule But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark are dancing cheek to cheek It's fun to eulogize the people you despise As long as you don't let 'em in your school Oh, the poor folks hate the rich folks And the rich folks hate the poor folks All of my folks hate all of your folks It's American as apple pie But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans 'cause it's very chic. Step up and shake the hand of someone you can't stand. You can tolerate him if you try. Oh, the Protestants hate the Catholics And the Catholics hate the Protestants And the Hindus hate the Moslems And everybody hates the Jews But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week, It's National Ev'ryone-smile-at-one-another-hood week Be nice to people who are inferior to you It's only for a week so have no fear Be grateful that it doesn't last all year. It definitely doesn't read well without the music so enjoy what you can. It's a hilarious song. Tom Lehrer has a number of classics satires (The Masochism Tango, Poisoning Pigeons in the Park, Fight Fiercely Harvard, Be Prepared, MLF Lullaby, ...) . I highly recommend his humor. Wait a moment. There's some guys at the door. Wearing NMPA vests. Oh, oh. Dave