Stan Freberg - Betsy Ross and the Flag: Everybody Wants to Be an Art Director lyrics

George Washington: Look at the colors you chose The best you could do, I suppose A peppermint stripe with royal blue The same as the British colors, too Now how will we tell whose side is who? Look at the colors you chose Why couldn't it have been puce? Lavender over chartreuse Or possibly some exotic shade A delicate orange, mauve, or jade Instead of the choice that has been made Why couldn't it have been possibly cinnamon? Betsy Ross: Everybody wants to be an art director Everybody wants to call the shots Everybody wants to be a flag dissector Changing all my stars to polka dots Everybody thinks that they're the final word On what is strictly out and what is in How'd you like a banner made of pea green spots On simulated leopard skin Or possibly a flag that features fleur-de-lis On ocher corrugated tin?