We're the bright young men
Who wanna go back to 1910, we're Barry's boys
We're the kids with a cause
Yes a government like grandmama's, we're Barry's boys
We're the new kind of youth at your alma mater
Back to silver standards and solid Goldwater
Back to when the poor were poor and rich were rich
And you felt so damn secure just knowing which were which
We're the kids who agree to be social without security, we're Barry's boys
Because his hat's in the ring
Where Westbrook Pegler once was king
Now he's too left wing
So if you don't recognize any old Red China
Or Canada or Britain or South Carolina
You too can join the crew
Tippecanoe and Nixon too
Back to Barry
Back to cash and carry
Back with Barry's boys
(Here we go)
Why does a chicken cross the road?
To get from the left to the right
(Right)
Roses are red, violets are blue
Walter Lippmann's a pinko too
(You got it, Joe)
A-la-ka-nee, ka-nah, ka-nay
Let's investigate the PTA
Barry, Barry, make your bid
I love John Birch, but oh, you kid
Mother, mother, wear a grin
And don't complain, or we'll turn you in
Hold the presses, stop the mail
The Pentagon's having a one-cent sale
What's the latest news statistic?
Hootenannies are socialistic
Shut the door and lock and latch it
Here comes Lizzie with a brand new hatchet
Back with Barry's boys
We're the kids full of nerve
As long as it's conservative, we're Barry's boys
And we can't comprehend why our parents aren't friendlier to Barry's boys
Why Dad once crusaded for Sacco, Vanzetti
Now all we're doing is doing the same for John Paul Getty
Our parents emulated Roosevelt and Farley
But we just want to grow up to be like Ev and Charlie (right)
No college days with Socrates or Plato when you're Barry's boys
Just organize parades for the abolishment of NATO and the rest
(The entire West)
So let's go back to the days when men were men
And start the first World War all over again
That's right you tell 'em son
Isolationism can be fun
Back to Barry
Back to cash and carry
Back with Barry's
And remember
I'm an American first and a politician second
Spoken like a true American politician
Back with Barry, not to Lyndon, Ike or Harry
Back with Barry's boys