The NSA Knows

The NSA Knows

(Sung to the tune of “Anything Goes” by Cole Porter)

Times have changed,

As I’m sure we can all agree,

Since the Americans rebelled

And they created a country.

If today,

They should list several Rights of Man,

Instead of answering the call,

They would be tossed into the can!

In olden days the Fourth Amendment

Was looked on as something sacred,

But Snowden showed,

The NSA knows.

You thought your email, text and Facebook

Were safe from some spook taking a look.

Under your nose,

The NSA knows.

The world has gone mad today

And good’s bad today,

And black’s white today,

And day’s night today,

When warrants today

Are issued today

By secret courts today

And though I’m not a philosopher

I know that it’s unpopular

When you propose,

The NSA knows.

When grandmama whose age is eighty

In night clubs is getting matey with gigolo’s,

The NSA knows.

When something’s done in South America

Particularly Brazil and Mexico,

The NSA knows.

If driving fast cars you like,

If low bars you like,

If old hymns you like,

If bare limbs you like,

If Mae West you like

Or me undressed you like,

Watch for agents in plainclothes!

Your Google drive

Has tax returns

Or your Flickr account shows your friends in nude photos?

The NSA knows.

If saying your prayers you like,

If green pears you like,

If old chairs you like,

If back stairs you like,

If love affairs you like

With young bears you like,

Watch out for privacy’s foes!

And though I’m not a philosopher

I know that it’s unpopular

And I propose –

The NSA goes!