Tuesday 10 January 2012

1954 - Rebel around the clock

In Algeria, officially part of France
The FLN rebels turn up the heat
Nasser in Egypt sees this as a chance
To assist with colonial defeat
And helps them. McCarthyism is beat
By late '54 - Joe le Senator
Will die an alcoholic. Meanwhile, Viet
Minh rebels win at Dien Bien Phu, and there
Too, France is squeezed out, though, like Korea
An artificial line divides two camps
Hey, crazy cats, the new rock and roll beat
Is here, at the dawn of the teenager
Bill Haley and his Comets make us dance
And want to rip up our cinema seat

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