Humorous Apocalyptic Music (with Flash animation)

[longship]

There's been so many flapping gums about "World War III" and the lunatic rapture rightists cheering an imminent end of the world, I thought it would be appropriate to relay the lyrics to a couple of humorous apocalyptic songs which I have learned to love over the years. I do this in hopes to lighten the mood and maybe even get a few people to smile a little about the current world situation. Anybody have any others to add are encouraged to do so.

A prescient song by Sheldon Harrick
As performed by The Kingston Trio
August 15 and 16, 1958 at the "Hungry i"

"The Merry Minuet"

They're rioting in Africa.
They're starving in Spain.
There's hurricanes in Florida
and Texas needs rain.
The whole world is festering
with unhappy souls.
The French hate the Germans.
The Germans hate the Poles.
Italians hate Yugoslavs.
South Africans hate the Dutch
and I don't like anybody very much!

But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud
for man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud.
And we know for certain that some lovely day
someone will set the spark off
and we will all be blown away.

They're rioting in Africa.
There's strife in Iran.
What nature doesn't do to us
will be done by our fellow man.

Another one. This one from the irrepresible Randy Newman,
albeit of a somewhat more dystopic future.

"Political Science" from the great album Sail Away
Click here to see a Flash of Chimp singing this classic (Just do it!)

No one likes us-I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
But all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens

We give them money-but are they grateful?
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us-so let's surprise them
We'll drop the big one and pulverize them

Asia's crowded and Europe's too old
Africa is far too hot
And Canada's too cold
And South America stole our name
Let's drop the big one
There'll be no one left to blame us

We'll save Australia
Don't wanna hurt no kangaroo
We'll build an All American amusement park there
They got surfin', too

Boom goes London and boom Paris
More room for you and more room for me
And every city the whole world round
Will just be another American town
Oh, how peaceful it will be
We'll set everybody free
You'll wear a Japanese kimono
And there'll be Italian shoes for me

They all hate us anyhow
So let's drop the big one now
Let's drop the big one now

Peace! Everybody. Peace!