A song in honor of our friends in Guatamala, with whom we share history...

[bobbie]

Sung to the tune of the Chiquita Banana song:

I’m Chiquita banana and I used to be,
United Fruit and that’s some history.
But there’s more to show you if you want to see,
Our history with the CIA…Hey!

Well United Fruit it was a company,
Dominating the economy.
In Guatemala where they stayed tax free,
And they owned half the land! Wow!

But they didn’t use all of the land you see,
They kept it to maintain a big monopoly.
It was actually a huge conspiracy,
To keep all banana biz.

So the people living there did not feel free,
To plant some fruit trees in their own country.
They elected a leader and they said they’d need,
A piece of the banana pie.

When their leader said that he’d buy unused land,
And give it to the peasants as a helping hand.
United Fruit, well, they devised a plan,
To call in the CIA-Olay!

Now the CIA as you may know or not,
Likes profit over people so they kill a lot.
When they got the call they said they’d hatch a plot,
To chase those damn commies out. And they did!

When it was over there were many dead.
The CIA said “better dead than red.”
A Banana Republic’s what they made instead.
And that’s what it remains today! Yay!

Now I’m Chaquita banana and I’d like to say,
That overthrowing countries is “so yesterday.”
But if workers form a union I won’t hesitate,
To call in the CIA! One more time!

I’m Chaquita banana and I’d like to say,
That overthrowing countries is “so yesterday.”
But if workers form a union I won’t hesitate,
To call in the CIA! What’d I say?
I’ll call in the CIA. You want a raise???!!!
I’ll call in the CIAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Andelay!


by Myra Bronstein