G ~ Kullaballoo 2002

Hello and welcome to Kullaballoo
Two thousand and two - brought to you through
Poetry!: the medium
for any purpose - mean or dumb
Tonight on the show we have got
beheadings, heart-wrenching - the lot!
But first, last week - Afghanistan
We asked you, "Are you a weasel or a man?"
Well, thirty two of you wrote in
I can tell you now that in order to win
you had to include the word, 'Arabsickqueer'
The lucky winner is New York's Herb Greer
But now! Look out - the butcher's back!
Give it up for Saddam and Iraq!
He's penned bestsellers, he whipped the Khurds
Man of the century and of few words
They used to say he never errs
and our Ronald gave him golden spurs
But what do we mean by 'Saddam Hussein'?
Is it just another bloody warlord's reign?
Well, tonight we're gonna let YOU decide
if, ultimately, he's on our side
Whatever happens, you can be sure
of spectacle and tears galore
So don't go away - lean back with a beer
Next week the hot topic's North Korea