Are you ready for...?

Now we got no ears, no hands, no arms, no feet, no legs, no eyes, no head.... Now we're all dead and gone, dead and gone, dead and gone.

Listen to a clip of "Are You Ready for a War", a traditional Irish children's song at CD World (track 34).

Simple, catchy, says it all. Sing it as is or rewrite for your next nonviolent action. How about “Are you ready for Iraq, for Iraq, for Iraq.... Presumably this is some black Irish humor out of the mouths of babes. But, I reckon it’ll work for this war, for Iran and for the next war.

ARE YOU READY FOR A WAR

Are you ready for a war, for a war, for a war.
Are you ready for a war, for we’re the English soldiers

O yes we're ready for a war, for a war, for a war.
Yes we're ready for a war, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we only got one ear, got one ear, got one ear.
Now we only got one ear, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we got no ears at all, no ears at all, no ears at all.
Now we got no ears at all, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we only got one hand, got one hand, got one hand.
Now we only got one hand, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we got no hands at all, no hands at all, no hands at all.
Now we got no hands at all, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we only got one arm, got one arm, got one arm.
Now we only got one arm, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we got no arms at all, no arms at all, no arms at all.
Now we got no arms at all, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we only got one leg, got one leg, got one leg.
Now we only got one leg, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we got no legs at all, no legs at all, no legs at all.
Now we got no legs at all, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we only got one eye, got one eye, got one eye.
Now we only got one eye, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we got no eyes at all, no eyes at all, no eyes at all.
Now we got no arms at all, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

Now we’re all dead and gone, dead and gone, dead and gone.
Now we’re all dead and gone, for we’re the English soldiers.

Now we're all alive again, alive again, alive again.
Now we’re all alive again, for we’re the Irish soldiers.

- from “So Early in the Morning: Clancy Children (ASIN: B0000058RG)