> Dr. Suess > > Every U down in Uville liked U.S. a lot, > But the Binch, who lived Far East of Uville, did not. > The Binch hated U.S! the whole U.S. way! > Now don't ask me why, for nobody can say, > It could be his turban was screwed on too tight. > Or the sun from the desert had beaten too bright > But I think that the most likely reason of all > May have been that his heart was two sizes too small. > > But, Whatever the reason, his heart or his turban, > He stood facing Uville, the part that was urban. > "They're doing their business," he snarled from his perch. > "They're raising their families! They're going to church! > They're leading the world, and their empire is thriving, > I MUST keep the S's and U's from surviving!" > > Tomorrow, he knew, all the U's and the S's, > Would put on their pants and their shirts and their dresses, > They'd go to their offices, playgrounds and schools, > And abide by their U and S values and rules, > > And then they'd do something he liked least of all, > Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, > Would stand all united, each U and each S, > And they'd sing Uville's anthem, "God bless us! God bless!" > All around their Twin Towers of Uville, they'd stand, > and their voices would drown every sound in the land. > > "I must stop that singing," Binch said with a smirk, > And he had an idea-an idea that might work! > The Binch stole some U airplanes in U morning hours, > And crashed them right into the Uville Twin Towers. > "They'll wake to disaster!" he snickered, so sour, > "And how can they sing when they can't find a tower?" > > The Binch cocked his ear as they woke from their sleeping, > All set to enjoy their U-wailing and weeping, > Instead he heard something that started quite low, > And it built up quite slow, but it started to grow- > And the Binch heard the most unpredictable thing... > And he couldn't believe it-they started to sing! > > He stared down at U-ville, not trusting his eyes, > What he saw was a shocking, disgusting surprise! > Every U down in U-ville, the tall and the small, > Was singing! Without any towers at all! > He HADN'T stopped U-Ville from singing! It sung! > For down deep in the hearts of the old and the young, > Those Twin Towers were standing, called Hope and called Pride, > And you can't smash the towers we hold deep inside. > > So we circle the sites where our heroes did fall, > With a hand in each hand of the tall and the small, > And we mourn for our losses while knowing we'll cope, > For we still have inside that U-Pride and U-Hope. > > For America means a bit more than tall towers, > It means more than wealth or political powers, > It's more than our enemies ever could guess, > So may God bless America! Bless us! God bless!