16 Military Wives

E E E E E G Sixteen military wives A E Thirty-two softly focused brightly colored eyes E G Staring at the natural tan A E Of thirty-two gently clenching wrinkled little hands A B Seventeen company men C#m D A Out of which only twelve will make it back again E G Seargeant sends a letter to five A E Military wives, whose tears drip down from ten little eyes B Cheer them on to their rivals A E A E B 'Cause America can, and America can't say no A E A E B And America does, if America says it's so B It's so F#m A And the anchorperson on TV goes E La de da de da E G Fifteen celebrity minds A E Living their fifteen sordid wretched checkered lives E G Will they find the solution in time A E Using their fifteen pristine moderate liberal minds A B Eighteen academy chairs C#m D A Out of which only seven really even care E G Doling out a garland to five A E Celebrity minds, they're humbly taken by surprise B Cheer them on to their rivals A E A E B 'Cause America can, and America can't say no A E A E B And America does, if America says it's so B It's so F#m A And the anchorperson on TV goes E La de da de da de di de di de da E La de da de da de di de di de da E G A E E G A E A B Fourteen cannibal kings C#m D A Wondering blithely what the dinner bell will bring E G Fifteen celebrity minds A E Served on a leafy bed of sixteen military wives B Cheer them on to their rivals A E A E B 'Cause America can, and America can't say no A E A E B And America does, if America says it's so B It's so F#m A And the anchorperson on TV goes E La de da de da de di de di de da E La de da de da de di de di de da E La de da de da de di de di de da E De da de da de di de di de da E De da de da de di de di de da E G A E E G A E E G A E