16 Military Wives

The Decemberists

Sixteen military wives 
Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes 
Staring at the natural tan 
Of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands 
Seventeen company men 
Out of which only twelve will make it back again 
Seargeant sent a letter to five 
Military wives, his tears drip down to ten little eye 

Cheer them on to their rivals 
Cause America can, and America can't say no 
And America does, if America says it's so 
It's so 

And the anchorperson on TV goes... 
La de da de da 

Fifteen celebrity mimes 
Leaving their fifteen sorted wretched checkered lives 
Will they find the solution in time 
Using their fifteen pristine moderate liberal minds? 

Eighteen academy chairs 
Out of which only seven really even care 
Doling out a garment to five 
Celebrity mimes, they're humbly taken by surprise 

Cheer them on to their rivals 
Cause America can, and America can't say no 
And America does, if America says it's so 
It's so 

And the anchorperson on TV goes... 
La de da de da de-dadedade-da 
La de da de da de-dadedade-da 

Fourteen cannibal kings 
Wondering blindly what the dinner bell will bring 
Fifteen celebrity mimes 
Served on a leafy bed th sixteen military wives 

Cheer them on to their rivals 
Cause America can, and America can't say no 
And America does, if America says it's so 
It's so 

And the anchorperson on TV goes... 
La de da de da de-dadedade-da 
La de da de da de-dadedade-da