It’s Not A Trade War

Tanks were rolling into Ukraine The globe was horrified
There were calls for negotiations To heal this divide
Others called for sending missiles Armored trucks and fighter planes
And for sanctioning the Russians To block their shipping lanes
As the slaughter went on It did not take long at all
For the war and the sanctions First victims to fall
As the price of food skyrocketed No fertilizer for the soil
And a doubling price of oil

(But) fear not, world, as long as you can pay
You can buy all the things you need from the USA

By a freak coincidence We’ve got these purple fields of grain
Growing lots of corn and wheat As long as we get rain
In the commodity markets Prices have quintupled
Good time to tighten our belts Get extra fit and supple
Don’t know about that pipeline Who made it explode
But now that you’ve lost your main source from Where the gas once flowed
For five times the price We’ve got all of it you need
And a whole lot of corporate greed

And we’ve got your weapons too In case you fear your neighbors
Or the Russians or the Chinese Start rattling their sabers
You might as well be ready For when that time arrives
You’ll want to stock your Air Force up With these F-35’s
And if your country gets destroyed In the process of resistance
As you’re picking up the broken pieces If you need assistance
We can sell you steel, glass Lumber and concrete
In victory or defeat