merican Lie

Author | 9/14/2004 | RugerLogic

[RugerLogic]

American Lie

(Sung to the tune of "American Pie")

Adapted by Sturn Ruger, with apologies to Don McLean

A long long time ago

I can still remember how Murrow could be trusted

That was before CBS

Became shuch a mess

Before Dan Rather got busted.

But September made me shiver

With every newscast Dan delivered

Phony memos on the screen

Made me just want to scream

I can't remember if I sighed

When Dan told his bald-faced lies

But something touched me deep inside

The day the newsroom died

{Refrain} So bye-bye, big ol' CBS eye

Turned my set off, now I get off

On an internet high

And them poor old Dems were drinkin' whiskey and rye

Singin' this'll be the day that we die

This'll be the day that we die

Did you write the Air Guard docs

And do you know that bloggers really rock

If the TV tells you so

Do you believe it's so

Can the truth save your mortal soul

And will you watch them as they eat that crow

Well, I know that you believe in Dan

And I know that you've been a real big fan

You didn't think you had much to lose

But now you sing the media blues

I was from the Show Me State

And I wouln't buy that leftist hate

But all I could feel was pride

The day the newsroom died

I started singin'

{Refrain}

Now for fifty years they've been together in bed

The Democrats and the talkin' heads

But that's not how it used to be

When David Brinkley was the man to see

He told the truth most defininately

In a voice that spoke to you and me

Oh, and while the newsroom was falling down

The moguls spread their money around

The courtroom was adjourned

No verdict was returned

Lenin's useful fools were on a lark

As they came marching to the park

And lit their candles in the dark

The day the newsroom died

[webboss]

Almost brings a tear to my eye - NOT! LMAO!! :)

[RedBloodedAmerican]

merican lie! No tickie, no laundry!

[SteveMcKing]

I've always been annoyed by non-American musicians (Elton John) writing songs telling me what it means to be American.

[rdl6989]

Put that to music and you might have a smash hit!