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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Decemberists
The Decemberists
Performer
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Electric Guitar
Jeff London
Jeff London
Brass
Joe Cunningham
Joe Cunningham
Baritone Saxophone
Petra Haden
Petra Haden
Vocals
Sean Nelson
Sean Nelson
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Walla
Chris Walla
Producer

Lyrics

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 Sergeant 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 minds Living their fifteen sordid 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 minds, 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 minds Served on a leafy bed of 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
Writer(s): Colin Meloy Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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