There was a coup in Guatemala, the CIA sent planes To assist the Guatemalan generals in tightening the chains Two hundred thousand Indians killed in thirty years As butchers of their people, the generals have no peers Where did they get their guns up to this very day From the men of the CIA
There was a coup in Chile 'cause the US couldn't stand A democratic government that might give a helping hand So the generals took over after they had made a pact With their friends in Washington, and that's a simple fact This is what we look like when you scratch away the fuzz This is what America does
But there's never been a coup in Washington, DC Because we don't have a US embassy
There was a coup in Haiti that overthrew the priest Who was representing those who had the very least They were almost self-sufficient, standing on their feet When the generals insisted on democracy's defeat The CIA headed south and the lifeboats sallied forth This is why the refugees go north
There was a coup in Tegucigalpa, I promise I'm not lying As a consequence of this people are leaving and dying Gunning down democracy is the USA's MO It could be called Hypocrisy if it were a TV show But this is not a fiction, these are bodies full of lead And thousands of refugees deadTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.