National Brotherhood Week
Tom LehrerVersion1
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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
Its fun to eulogize, the people you despise
As long as you dont 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
Its American as apple pie
But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week
New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans because its very chic
Step up and shake the hand of someone you cant 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 Moslems
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
Its only for a week so have no fear
Be grateful that it doesnt last all year
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Readable chord sheet for National Brotherhood Week by Tom Lehrer
Oh the [E]white folks hate the [B7]black folks And the [B7]black folks hate the [E]white folks To [E]hate all but the [A]right folks Is an [B7]old established [E]rule But during [A]National Brotherhood Week, [E]National Brotherhood Week [B7]Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark are [E]dancing cheek to cheek Its [A]fun to eulogize, [E]the people you despise As [B7]long as you dont let them in your [E]school Oh the [E]poor folks hate the [B7]rich folks And the [B7]rich folks hate the [E]poor folks All of my [E]folks hate all of [A]your folks Its [B7]American as apple [E]pie But during [A]National Brotherhood Week, [E]National Brotherhood Week [B7]New Yorkers love the Puerto [E]Ricans because its very chic [A]Step up and shake the hand of [E]someone you cant stand [B7]You can tolerate him if you [E]try Oh the [E]Protestants hate the [B7]Catholics And the [B7]Catholics hate the [E]Protestants And the [E]Hindus hate the [A]Moslems And [B7]everybody hates the [E]Jews But during [A]National Brotherhood Week, [E]National Brotherhood Week It's [B7]National Everyone smile at one [E]another hood Week [A]Be nice to people who are [E]inferior to you Its [B7]only for a week so have no [E]fear Be [F#7]grateful that it [B7]doesnt last all [E]year