Gosh this was a tough topic to take on for a comedy lyric and an attempt to be even-handed. Not quite sure what made it topical right then – yet another Syrian/Southern Lebanese/Israeli skirmish I suppose.
The reference to Assad back then was to Hafez al-Assad, Bashar al-Assad’s dad.
I’m pretty sure the lyric never got used in public performance, which is probably just as well.
HIZBULLAH HIZBULLAH (To the Tune of “He’s So Fine”)
VERSE 1
Salaam salaam salaam, salaam salaam;Hizbullah (salaam salaam salaam),
Waging a war (salaam salaam salaam),
That hunky boy over here,
The one with the galabia;
But now he’s deep in the mire (salaam salaam),
Down in Southern Lebanon (salaam salaam),
With Katyushas and rocket fire (salaam salaam),
Till all the people are gone (salaam salaam).
VERSE 2
He’s an Israeli guy (shalom shalom shalom),With an eye for an eye (shalom shalom shalom),
Makes me wonder why,
He don’t give peace a try;
Cos these people shouldn’t fight (shalom shalom),
They should get along together (salaam, salaam),
Be all sweetness and light (shalom shalom),
End the lunacy forever (salaam salaam).
MIDDLE EIGHT
CHORUS He’s Hamas (oh yeh), Blowing up a bus (oh yeh);
TERRORIST: See you all later (oh no),
CHORUS: He won’t be back later (oh no).
TERRORIST: My bombs and me together (oh no), Will pull the chicks for ever (oh no),
CHORUS: He just can’t wait, he just can’t wait, to get to paradise.
VERSE 3
If I were Assad (salaam salaam salaam),I would end this Jihad (salaam salaam salaam),
I’d do anything appropriate,
Except, perhaps, kiss Yasser Arafat;
Or Hizbullah (uh-huh),
Or Hamas (uh-huh),
Or Mossad (uh huh),
They’re all mad.
Here is a video of The Chiffons singing He’s So Fine, with lyrics: