1945

World War II is over

Japan is in the doghouse

Occupational forces calling the shots

General MacArthur, he say:

"Divine emperor is lousy way to run a country!

Japan need modern Constitution!

And we going to write it for you."

Uh-oh!

"Going to be just like US Constitution,"

Much better

"With one difference:

Article Nine."

Article Nine?

"Article Nine say:

Japan not allowed to have army!"

Oh no!

"Japan not allowed to have navy!"

Oh very bad news

"Japan not allowed to build expensive weapon systems they never plan to use."

Not fair!

"Japan have to rely on US for defense."

You're kidding!

"Japan have to allow US taxpayers to buy them expensive weapon systems they never plan to use."

What we gonna spend our money on?

"Japan have to spend its money on...

Research and development

And state-of-the-art technology

Supercomputer

Industrial robotics

Stuff like that."

That's it? That's article nine?

"That's article nine

And you better abide by it."

We sure going to try!

45 years later

Used to be samurai

Now we meek and quiet

No more seek to conquer world

Easier to buy it!

Lost the war big disgrace

Still we don't bemoan it

Pain in neck to rule the world

Much more fun to own it!

Much more fun to rake in dollar

Selling color TV set

Much more fun to take a g-note

Buy a t-note

Float your bet

Take your money crisp and new

Lend your money back to you

What make the floating kingdom float?

Article nine

Why write the Yanks a thank-you note?

Article nine

Whose constitution got that built-in bottom line

Ours does!

Thanks to Article nine

Now, all of a sudden US get mad at Japan

Accuse us of unfair trade

Selling car, too cheap

VCR, too cheap

Chip, too cheap

Very sorry, just living up to article nine!

But US got no sense of irony

Hit us with trade sanctions

Ooh! Great dishonor

Ask my son what to do

He's at Harvard B School

Problem simple, could be solved

By even child in preschool

What we care if US

Slap on import quotas?

Way to win against Detroit?

Not sell more Toyotas

Buy up General Motors

What cause the rising sun to rise?

Article nine

What helps Japan economize?

Article nine

America, America

Prosperity can be thine

Just give yourselves what you gave us

Article nine

Budget solution obvious

Article nine

You got a nice constitution but one flaw in its design

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Uh-oh!

Got no article nine

What make the warlord give up war?

Article nine

How can we ever thank you for

Article nine

Thanks to General Macarthur

Thanks to Harry Truman-san

Thanks to cabinet

Thanks to Congress

Special thanks to Pentagon

Thanks for helping rising sun to rise and shine

And 70 trillion dollars, well

Thanks for article nine!