Currently it's a song called Ashcroft's Army it's by John McCutcheon, we caught him one night on PBS and were rolling, my Mom and step-dad were nearly crying!
Ashcrofts Army (2002)
words and music by John McCutcheon
Operation TIPS! Sign me up! I wanna be a spy!
I saw him on TV last night
In a suit of somber blue
He said it was time for all Americans
To do what we must do
Take out your x-ray glasses
And your decoder rings
We need ordinary people
To keep an eye on things
So
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
I wanna be a spy
I wanna watch my neighbors doings
Kiss your rights goodbye
In this legal devolution
A perfect chance for retribution
Lets just can the Constitution
I wanna be a spy
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
I wanna be a fed
I might look like the meter man
But Im a spook instead
Delivering pizza or the mail
Buddy, you can never tell
Ill haul your sorry *** to jail
I wanna be a spy
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
I wanna be a sleuth
I wanna catch some terrorists
Dont worry bout the truth
If I see you hanging round
Wearin a turban and your skin is brown
Youre gonna take a ride downtown
I wanna be a spy
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
Im gonna be a mole
Its time to show the rest or my neighbors
Just whos in control
The Vice-President said, Shame on you!
The Attorney General said it too
Dont you question what we do!
I wanna be a spy
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
I wanna a G-Man
He used to be a Senator
But now he is a free man
Hes a Attorney General instead
Cause the people of Missouri said
Wed rather vote for a guy whos dead!
I wanna be a spy
I wanna be in Ashcrofts Army
But still Ive gotta wonder
Where was all this spying
When Adelphia went under
When Enron ran off with the loot
And Worldcom went right down the chute
Some terrorists where pin-striped suits
I wanna be a spy
Charlottesville, VA August, 2002
©2002 John McCutcheon/Appalsongs (ASCAP)