Ten Cents A War
To be sung to the Rodgers and Hart song
"Ten Cents A Dance")

Ten cents a war,
That's what he promised.
Is there a chance he lied?

Ten cents a war,
Seemed like a bargain,
But how it's multiplied.

Seven to midnight, I hear ads
Proclaiming that he has approved.
He must be stark raving mad –
Can't he see nobody's moved?

Some people thought
   they'd found a hero,
But what's he fighting for?
All that we've got is ground zero –

Come on, Bonzo,
Ten cents a war!

Words by Lorenz Hart
Music by Richard Rodgers
Alternate Lyric by Bob Carlson
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6/16/04