In tribute to the late Toby Keith, who sadly left us this week.
Keith, just 62, was battling stomach cancer and had even recently said he hoped to return to entertain his fans soon.
You can play the video above to watch one performance, or listen (with no video, sadly) to what I think is the superior form, below.
THE EVEN BETTER VERSION:
LYRICS:
I’m just a middle-aged, middle-eastern camel herdin’ manAnd I got a little two-bedroom cave here in North AfghanistanThings used to be real nice and they got out of hand since they moved inThey call themselves the TalibanOoh, yeah, the TalibanSingin’, ooh, the Taliban, babyOh, yeah
Now I ain’t seen my wife’s face since they came hereThey make her wear a scarf over her head that covers her from ear to earShe loves the desert and the hot, white sandBut man, she’s just like me, nah, she can’t standThe Taliban (ooh, the Taliban, baby)
But you know, someday soon we’re both gonna saddle upAnd it’ll be, ride, camel, rideMy old lady, she’ll be here with me, just smilin’ right by my sideWe should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe TurkmenistanWe’ll bid a fair adieu and flip the finger to the Taliban
Now they attacked New York City ’cause they thought they could winSaid they would stand and fight until the very bloody endMr. Bush got on the phone with Iraq and Iran, and said“Now, you sons-of-bitches, you better not be doin’ any business with the Taliban”
So we prayed to Allah with all of our mightUntil those big U.S. jets came flyin’ one nightThey dropped little bombs all over their holy landMan, you should have seen ’em run, like rabbits, they ranThe Taliban
You know someday soon we’re both gonna saddle upAnd it’ll be ride, camel, rideMy old lady, she’ll be here with me, just smilin’ right by my sideWe should do just fine out around Palestine or maybe TurkmenistanWe’ll bid a fair adieu and flip a couple fingers to the TalibanWe’ll bid a fair adieu and give a big boner to the Taliban
Taliban
Whoo, y’all’s patriotic now
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