Tom Lehrer — National Brotherhood Week

Oh, the white folks hate the black folks And the black folks hate the white folks To hate all but the right folks Is an old established rule But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark are dancing cheek to cheek It's fun to eulogize the people you despise As long you don't let them in your school Oh, the poor folks, hate the rich folks And the rich folks hate the poor folks All of my folks hate all of your folks It's American as apple pie But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans cause it's very chic Stand up and shake the hand of someone you can't stand You can tolerate him if you try Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics And the Catholics hate the Protestants And the Hindus hate the Muslims And everybody hates the Jews But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week It's National Everyone-Smile-At-One-Another-hood Week Be nice to people who are inferior to you It's only for a week so have no fear Be grateful that it doesn't last all year