Ode to Hugo Chavez Frias

Venezuela has almost as much oil as Iraq
Big Oil wants to take it out and not give too much back.
The wealthy oligarchs enjoy their lives opulently
While most Venezuelan people live in abject poverty.

Chavez was elected promising to help the poor
Big Oil wasn't paying much; Venezuela wanted more.
Of billions that they took in oil they paid a small percent
Big Oil fat-cats' wallets is where most of the money went.

Bush and all his big-oil friends said, "Now what do we do?"
Bush sent the CIA down there to orchestrate a coup.
For two days no one knew where Hugo Chavez Frias went
In 24 hours Bush welcomed Venezuela's "New Government"


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Outraged millions filled the streets, protesting emphatically
For return of the leader they elected democratically.
Egg on face, with damage control the issue then most pressing,
Condaleezza Rice said, "I hope Chavez learned his lesson!"

Next US helped the opposition organize a recall
It worked with Schwarzenegger, they could get Chavez to fall!
Venezuelans by the millions stood for hours to have their say,
Overwhelmingly the country said their President could stay.		 Chavez didn't hesitate to put his plans in action.
He drives US and Oil Interests deeply to distraction.
His country provides a lot of oil to our United States,
He promises it will be cut off if Bush assassinates.

Now Bush's people on TV paint Hugo as a mad-man.
"Why should he acquire weapons? Only the US can!"
More Venezuelans reading, more children having food,
The idle rich may be irate, but for more people life is good.

It won't stop Bush from trying, though, to lie to you and me
And tell us Chavez is a threat to true democracy.
Why shouldn't Chavez try to protect his nation from attack?
He saw the lies that led to the invasion of Iraq.

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