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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