Pete Seeger — Andorra

[Chorus after each verse:] I want to go to Andorra, Andorra, Andorra I want to go to Andorra, it's a place that I adore They spent four dollars and ninety cents On armaments and their defense Did you ever hear of such confidence? Andorra, hip hurrah! In the mountains of the Pyrenees There's an independent state Its population five thousand souls And I think they're simply great One hundred and seventy square miles big And it's awfully dear to me Spends less than five dollars on armaments And this I've got to see It's governed by a council All gentle souls and wise They've only five dollars for armaments And the rest for cakes and pies They didn't invest in a tommy gun Or a plane to sweep the sky But they bought some blanks for their cap pistols To shoot on their Fourth of July They live by the arts of farm and field And by making shoes and hats And they haven't got room in their tiny land For a horde of diplomats; They haven't got room in their tiny land For armies to march about And if anyone comes with a war budget They throw the rascals out I wandered clown by the Pentagon This newspaper clipping in hand I said, "I want to see everyone In McNamara's band." I said, "Look what they did in Andorra They put us all to shame The least is first, the biggest is last Let's get there just the same." The general said, "My dear boy You just don't understand We need these things to feel secure In our great and wealthy land." I said, "If security's what you need I'll buy a couch for you A headshrinker is cheaper and quicker And a damn site safer too."