Grasping Bastards  

Parody of "Two Banks to the Jordan"

You may think what's yours is yours.

To most folks that's just fine,

But when it comes to Eretz Israel,

What's "yours" is really mine.

Yes, we're grasping bastards,

What's "yours" is really ours.

The UN gave us part of it,

And that worked out very well,

But we've always wanted all of it,

Now the UN can go to hell.

Yes, we're grasping bastards,

What's "yours" is really ours.

When Balfour said to Rothschild,

We'll give you a national home.

We took it as a license.

We were free to roam.

Yes, we're grasping bastards,

What's "yours" is really ours.

West Bank, Jordan, Lebanon,

Part of Egypt, too.

And should you try to stop us,

Then death is good for you.

Yes, we're grasping bastards,

What's "yours" is really ours.

David Martin

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