(With apologies to Alan Jay Lerner)
Will China deign to give us back our plane?
We know they've got it.
Will China deign to give us back our plane?
For sure, they've got it.
It goes against our grain
To explain. It's a pain.
And yet they still retain
Our plane. Our plane!
Will China deign to give us back our plane?
Will China deign to give us back our plane?
What more can they obtain
That's germane from our plane?
In vain do we complain.
It's plain insane!
Their government is truly inhumane,
So should we bomb them into beef chow mein?
Subscribe Now!
The only way to read this article and the full contents of each week's issue of The Nation online is by subscribing to the magazine. Subscribe now and read this article -- and every article published since for the past five years -- right now.
There's no obligation -- try The Nation for four weeks free.
- Get The Nation at home (and online!) for 75 cents a week!
- If you like this article, consider making a donation to The Nation.

Buzzflash
del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Newsvine
Reddit