Iraq Prison Blues

Iraq Prison Blues
Satire about the shocking abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison by the U.S. occupation army and its civilian "contractor" interrogators
(Sung to the tune of "Folsom Prison Blues" by Johnny Cash)

As sung by an Iraqi imprisoned in the infamous Abu Ghraib prison:

(instrumental intro)

I hear war planes a-hummin'
To bomb Iraq again.
My torturers had fun time;
I'm locked up in this pen.
I'm stuck in Iraq prison.
War crimes; head bags are on.
U.S. war planes keep on bombin'
Although Saddam has gone.

(instrumental break)

Damned torturers and rapists;
Apologists who spun
In service of the Bush Boy,
Who rules the world by gun.
Prison torture; what does he know?
How many here have died?
Since someone had blown the whistle,
The Bushies spun and lied.

(instrumental break)

Hooded prisoner: This image from CBS's "60 Minutes"
shows a hooded Iraqi prisoner standing on top of a
box that appears to be connected to electrical wires.

Well, if they freed me from this prison,
And they'd let me speak my mind,
I'd bet there'd been more torture;
Iraqis maimed and blind.
And I'd tear down this damned prison;
Abu Ghraib, nay!
I thank those who blew the whistle.
Bush, just go away!

(instrumental ending)

Here's an alternate version of this parody: Yucca Mountain Blues
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