Tom Paxton - Be A Sport, Afghanistan lyrics

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Tom Paxton - Be A Sport, Afghanistan lyrics

Let me have a word with you, you're sporting kind of man Captain of the Olympic team, here at Afghanistan And you don't wanna go to Moscow - wonderful - let me commend your zeal But still I hope you won't lose sight of the pure Olympic ideal Be a sport Afghanistan, be a sport Not everyone can be a winner - some fall short So you might not win a medal So you feel a little flat So you lost a little freedom Hell, we all have days like that Don't be a drag Afghanistan, don't be a drag We'll help you sew a couple o' stitches in your flag As you march around the stadium to musical strains Be sure to wave to Lord k**anin and the rest of the brains For you know they'll never listen to the clanking of your chains So be a sport Afghanistan, be a sport Don't be rude Afghanistan, now don't be rude Politics and the Olympics don't intrude The Olympiad is holy We observe the niceties We're above the petty squabbles You could ask the Taiwanese Try to smile Afghanistan, try to smile Show the world a little sportsmanship and style Just because you've been invaded Is no reason to lose heart Just because you're in a war you didn't want and didn't start Still remember that you have the joy of simply taking part So be a sport Afghanistan, be a sport The committee's full of sporting chaps that comes as no surprise And we've already ordered our blazers and some ripping Olympic ties So it's too late to call the games off - that would never ever do And the hopeful eyes of the sporting world - are firmly fixed on you Rise and shine Afghanistan, rise and shine Help us whip those other nations into line They'll believe you if you tell ‘em That the boycott isn't fair You been running for your lives at home Hell, why not do it there Show some cla** Afghanistan, show some cla** Just because the Russians saw some greener gra** Just because you lost some freedom - it's not sporting to complain Still you got an invitation and we're happy to explain That the Russian's have agreed that they will take you there by train So be a sport Afghanistan, be a sport You'll be runnin' around Siberia when you run Be a sport Afghanistan, be a sport