Press Release - March 3, 2003
TIE A STRIP OF DUCT TAPE ('round the old oak tree)
Song released in support of "Duct Tape Across America" peace campaign
Punk-rock recording artists Piggi have recorded a new version of the 1970s pop hit "Tie A Yellow Ribbon," in support of www.f*ckthewar.com's "DUCT TAPE ACROSS AMERICA" peace campaign.
Entitled "Tie A Strip Of Duct Tape ('round the old oak tree)," the song is a sardonic reply to "yellow ribbon" campaigns in support of military action.
"Duct Tape Across America" is a campaign urging anti-war activists to prominently place strips of duct tape in public places to visibly highlight the absurdity of the Bush administration's ineffectual recommendations for "homeland security."
Piggi are a group based in Detroit, Michigan. The band has granted permission for unrestricted reproduction of the song's lyrics. The band can be reached for interviews and comment via their publicity agency, OrwellMedia, at
david@orwellmedia.com. (Lyrics reproduced below).
TIE A STRIP OF DUCT TAPE ('ROUND THE OLD OAK TREE)
(To the tune of "Tie A Yellow Ribbon")
As recorded by Piggi for www.f*ckthewar.com.
Verse:
Poison gas can make us blind
And suitcase nukes could make us hard to find
Bio terror weapons could give us all some bad disease
Seems the only thing that can save us is duct tape around our trees
Duct tape around our trees
Chorus:
So tie a strip of duct tape 'round the old oak tree
Do it in the name of homeland security
That little strip of duct tape is what keeps the US free
And lets us bomb Iraq with complete immunity
Verse:
Saw george bush on TV today
Seems Saddam Hussein just won't go away
Won't let Iraq become a U.S. colony
So now we have to start a war in the name of peace
In the name of peace
Chorus:
So tie a strip of duct tape 'round the old oak tree
It'll keep us safe from WOMDs
As we bomb Iraq to get the oil to fuel our SUVs
We'll be safe because of all the tape around our old oak trees.
Verse:
As the white house spins its web of lies
And hundreds of thousands of Iraqis die,
America stands proud and strong, the country of the free
And to think we owe it all to duct tape around our trees
Duct tape around our trees
Chorus:
So tie a strip of duct tape 'round the old oak tree
It'll keep us safe from WOMDs
As we bomb Iraq to get the oil to fuel our SUVs
We'll be safe because of all the tape around our old oak trees.