They put the chairs out on the lawn
Grandma's got a new dress on
There's fresh flowers on Grandpa's grave
And Junior smells of aftershave
Oh boy, hey hey
It's a national holiday
Everything's ready for the big parade
The mayor's got his place in the shade
We can't wait 'til the sun goes down
To lie on a hill at the edge of town
While a presidential proclomation
is blasting out across the nation
And Mad Dog and his band of jerks
Are lighting off the fireworks
Oh boy, hey hey
It's a national holiday
It's a national holiday
So let's all sing the national anthem
Free the hostages, pay the ransom
Raise the flag, lower the taxes
Ban the bomb, bury the hatchet
The chiefs of staff called a session
Call for an end to armed agression
They're easing up on covert actions
appeasing all opposing factions
They communicated with the communists
Pacified the pacifists
Stopped all pain, stopped all sorrow
Real life shall resume tomorrow
Oh boy, hey hey
It's a national holiday
It's a national holiday
It's a national holiday
It's a national holiday