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With tentacles like wealthy octopi,
The well-connected didn't have to die.
The unit's full? We knew just what to do:
One made a call and simply jumped the queue.
Yes, keeping out of danger wasn't really hard.
I used my daddy's clout to hide out in the Guard.
Oppose the war? That seemed to me psychotic.
We Bushes, after all, are patriotic.
I backed the war. I wasn't disaffected.
I served,* but safely, being well-connected.
I partied right at home; my record was unmarred.
I used my daddy's clout to hide out in the Guard.
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