The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death

They smiled so much and waved their flags

As she saluted to the military band

Most of the people failed to see that

She had a broken bottle in the other hand

She took them by surprise when she took them by the throat

And said, "My friend, you're not allowed to vote"

But they shook it all off with a nervous laugh and cough

"Next time," she said, "I'll let those people choke"

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming

She polished all upon the wall

And ran her hands right through her hair

So, if the lady took the time to call

All the houses on the street would not compare

And she thought it really funny that she hadn't any money

But those she looked up to, they had

But they shook it all off with a nervous laugh and cough

And when they took her riches, it was sad

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming

The people who grinned themselves to death

Smiled so much, they failed to take a breath

And even when their kids were starving

They all thought the queen was charming