The Dogs of War

Notes: I liked this line so much that I wrote a song for it, which I sing every Sunday at 4 pm at Rascals Tavern in Eugene (211 Washington). It goes like this:

VERSE

A red haze of blood

hangs over our land

crying for justice

yeah, strike up the band

there's store clerks in camo

and men in fatigues

buying up ammo

and hiding in trees

CHORUS

And I hope that you understand it

and I hope that you know the score

they don't go quietly back to their kennels

when you loose the dogs of war.

VERSE

They're joining militias

and forming up ranks

training in pickups

and dreaming of tanks

so where is the danger?

and what's the occasion?

Is there an imminent threat

of Canadian invasion?

CHORUS

VERSE

So lock up your daughters

and pay me some heed

if blood's to be spilt soon

it's us that'll bleed.

CHORUS

And I pray that you understand it

And I pray that you know the score

They don't go quietly back to their kennels

When you loose the dogs of war

(c) 1995 Hart Williams

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