Timbuk3 - National Holiday lyrics

They put the chairs out on the lawn Grandma's got a new dress on There's fresh flowers on Grandpa's grave And Junior smells of aftershave Oh boy, hey hey It's a national holiday Everything's ready for the big parade The mayor's got his place in the shade We can't wait 'til the sun goes down To lie on a hill at the edge of town While a presidential proclomation is blasting out across the nation And Mad Dog and his band of jerks Are lighting off the fireworks Oh boy, hey hey It's a national holiday It's a national holiday So let's all sing the national anthem Free the hostages, pay the ransom Raise the flag, lower the taxes Ban the bomb, bury the hatchet The chiefs of staff called a session Call for an end to armed agression They're easing up on covert actions appeasing all opposing factions They communicated with the communists Pacified the pacifists Stopped all pain, stopped all sorrow Real life shall resume tomorrow Oh boy, hey hey It's a national holiday It's a national holiday It's a national holiday It's a national holiday