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Scarborough Fair Dystopia

Khalid Mukhtar · May 16, 2016 · Leave a Comment

Sung to the tune of Scarborough Fair (of course)


Are you ready for Trump’s Muslim camps
Blanket, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
I hear that they will honor food stamps
And American Express too.

Make me a gallon of cardamom tea
Blanket, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
And bring me a slice of your creamiest brie
Soft-ripened and served on a croute.

Tell her to gather some brown paper bags
Blanket, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
And make me a kufi that matches my rags
Dyed in hues of red, white and blue.

Hack me some bandwidth to skype with my fam
Blanket, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
I’ll trade in my access to Amazon Prime
All setup to auto-renew.

Are you ready for Trump’s Muslim camps
Blanket, soap, toothpaste and shampoo
I hear that they will honor food stamps
And American Express too.

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