The Battle Hymn of the Republican (For 2004) - from Preston, author unknown

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the war
It brings more military contracts and the drafting of the poor
It lets us build our pipelines so the profits are much more
The truth is trampled on

The prisoners that we've tortured and whose rights we snatch away
Are just trivial details when there's oil on the way
And let everyone go and buy an S-U-V today
The truth is trampled on

We will lie and we will cheat and we will generally deceive
Tales of W-M-D and propaganda we will weave
We will hold Iraqi oil fields and never ever leave
The truth is trampled on

Environment and education matter not at all
If asked some questions without answers we can always stall
'Cause we spin the news releases and the people are in thrall
The truth is trampled on

The old, the poor, the blacks and women we can still control
Give 'em something with the left hand while the right hand takes the toll
Don't stop now and don't look back because we're really on a roll
The truth is trampled on

And now that it's election time we've got some work to do
John Kerry must be seen to be a liar through and through
And never can the people see just how they have been screwed
The truth is trampled on