War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, uhh
War, huh, yeah
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it again, y'all
War, huh (good God)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me, oh
War, I despise
Cause it means destruction of innocent lives
War means tears to thousands of mother's eyes
When their sons go off to fight
And lose their lives
I said, war, huh (good God, y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, just say it again
War (whoa), huh (oh Lord)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me
It ain't nothing but a heart-breaker
(War) Friend only to The Undertaker
Oh, war it's an enemy to all mankind
The thought of war blows my mind
War has caused unrest
Within the younger generation
Induction then destruction
Who wants to die? Oh
War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing
Say it, say it, say it
War (uh-huh), huh (yeah, huh)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me
It ain't nothing but a heart-breaker
(War) It's got one friend that's The Undertaker
Oh, war, has shattered many a young man's dreams
Made him disabled, bitter and mean
Life is much too short and precious
To spend fighting wars each day
War can't give life
It can only take it away, oh
War, huh (good God y'all)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, say it again
War (whoa), huh (oh Lord)
What is it good for?
Absolutely nothing, listen to me
It ain't nothing but a heart breaker
(War) Friend only to The Undertaker, woo
Peace, love and understanding, tell me
Is there no place for them today?
They say we must fight to keep our freedom
But Lord knows there's got to be a better way, oh
War, huh (God y'all)
What is it good for? You tell me (nothing)
Say it, say it, say it, say it
War (good God), huh (now, huh)
What is it good for?
Stand up and shout it (nothing)
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Barrett Strong / Norman Whitfield
War lyrics © Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
C.: Well, d.c. is busy writing a report for one of his classes, and my report to Meow Z.
Tongue is overdue, so I’d better call him.
“Meow, Meow Z. Tongue. Come in Your Royal Hiney.”
Meow: THAT’S YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS CAL.E. I’M THE SUPREME RULER OF
THE CAT GALAXY, AND YOUR LATE WITH YOUR REPORT BY TWO YEARS!!
C.: I’m sorry sir. I was busy…
M.: DOING WHAT!
C.: Getting hooked on catnip, then getting clean. Then getting hooked on gambling and
getting in trouble. Then getting married to one of the cats that I was in trouble with, who paid off my gambling debt. Also, palling around with my best human friend, d.c. scot.
M.: WELL, IF YOU’VE BEEN FRATERNIZING WITH HUMANS, YOU’VE
PROBABLY LEARNED THEIR WEAKNESSES. THAT’S EXCELLENT, BECAUSE IT
WILL ALLOW ME TO TAKE OVER THE PLANET MORE QUICKLY. THEN, I CAN
COMMANDEER ALL OF EARTH’S NATURAL RESOURCES AND USE THEM TO
POWER THE PLANET OF THE TALKINTG CATS WHEN ALL OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES ARE USED UP IN ONE THOUSAND CATNAP YEARS. THEN, I CAN
DESTROY THE PLANET EARTH AND EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING ON IT.
GOOD WORK, CAL.E.
C.: Not so fast, sir. I’ve learned that humans do have some redeeming qualities.
M.: LIKE WHAT?!
C.: Well, they usually love their pets, if not each other.
M.: DO YOU MEAN THE ANIMALS THAT THEY ENSLAVE?
C.: It’s more like the other way around, usually. Humans will go out of their way to make
their pets happy, even if they’re at odds with each other.
M.: SPEAKING OF THAT, WHAT’S GOING ON WITH ALL THE WARS ON YOUR
ADOPTED PLANET?
C.: Do you get earth channels on your television set?
M.: YES, WE GET CNN. CATS NEWS NETWORK SAYS THAT TWO WARS ARE
GOING ON NOW, AND NEITHER WILL END SOON. WHY ARE HUMANS AT WAR
WITH EACH OTHER?
C.: Well, it’s complicated. Sometimes they fight over religious beliefs, even if what they
beleive isn’t that much different. Sometimes they fight over land, even if that land is devoid of all natural resources, and sometimes they just fight because they don’t really like each other very much.
M.: YOU HAVEN’T TOLD ME ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT THE
HUMAN RACE IS WORTH SAVING.
C.: Well, sir, please listen to this excerpt from a diary of a fourteen-year-old girl while a
war was raging and she was in exile, hiding from the enemy, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
M.: HMM. SHE SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD HUMAN. MAYBE THE HUMAN RACE IS
WORTH SAVING AFTER ALL. WHAT WAS HER NAME?
C.: Anne Frank.
M.: IS SHE STILL ALIVE?
C.: Noi as far as anyone knows.
M.:WHY? WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
C.: It was a long time ago when this was written, and, well… you’re breaking up. I’m
having a hard time with thIS transmission. I’ll need to get back to you later, so that’s my
report for today, your immenseness.
M.: IMMINENCE!!!
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