top of page

[On Extremism]

 A Scary Us 

To "Aquarius"

(Words by Gerome Ragni and James Rado/

Music by Galt MacDermot)

Parody Lyrics by Marcy Shaffer

Arranged by Greg Hilfman

WITH KHARTOUM A WILLING KILLING CLAW.
AND SUNNI RETRIBUTION WORSE.
AND OUR HIGH COURT FULFILLING FATWAH LAW.
IT’S EVOLUTION IN REVERSE.
 
THIS IS THE LONGING OF
A RAGE THAT'S SECTARIAN.
AN AGE THAT'S BARBARIAN.
HOW VERY UN-
AQUARIAN.
 
IT’S SO INTERCONTINENTAL.
SCHISMS WESTERN.
SCHISMS EASTERN.
WHAT’S WITH ALL THE FUNDAMENTALISMS?
RABBI-ED?
MULLAH-ED?
PRIESTERN?
AND THE LOOK OF CELEBRATIONS
FOR THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS?
ALL VERY UN-
AQUARIAN.
 
WHEN A BOOMER SPURNS OUR CURRENT STATE.
AND WONDERS HOW WE LOST THE PEACE.
AND DOESN’T BOOM. 
JUST YEARNS FOR ’68.
WILL BLUNDERS NEVER CEASE?
 
IN THE PROLONGING OF
THIS RAGE THAT’S SECTARIAN.
THIS AGE THAT’S BARBARIAN.
AND VERY UN-
AQUARIAN.
BUT PRAYERIAN.
AND SCARIAN.
HOW VERY UN-
AQUARIAN.

JANIS LIEBHART - LEAD VOCAL, BACKGROUND VOCAL
GARY STOCKDALE - LEAD VOCAL, BACKGROUND VOCAL
GREG HILFMAN - MUSIC DIRECTOR

Ⓟ © 2007 mediaV LLC. Lyrics @ 2007 mediaV LLC. All rights reserved.  These files are provided for personal listening only. No broadcast, reproduction, distribution or performance of this recording or this video or these lyrics is permitted, in whole or in part in any form, without the prior written authorization of mediaV LLC.  Broadcast quality audio available.  For more information, contact licensing@versusplus.com.

bottom of page