The Barbie Song

International Politics international relations
We have friends, (no frenemies) in many different nations
But now there is a problem that has happened in Iran
For every Barbie, everywhere is suddenly gone

There were some Muslim holy men who thought that it was best
For Barbie’s just a Trojan Horse sent in from the west.
She might be over fifty but she’s very well preserved
Comparing Barbie to a horse is frankly undeserved.

The Iranians have Barbie, they took her in the night
Perhaps they think this is a way to instigate a fight.
She’s in a Teheran prison and she’s all dressed up in gray
They charged her with Sharia law and now she’s gonna pay.

It happened very quickly in the middle of the night
Groups of me arrested every Barbie in their sight
They through them all in pickup trucks and then they drove away,
Leaving empty toy stores at the dawning of the day.

And the Iranians have Barbie, they took her off the shelf
I heard some people whisper that she brought it on herself
And other people say that it is really just as well
Cause now there’s going to be a whopping lawsuit from Mattel

The Iranians have Barbie, she’s a prisoner of war
I heard some people whisper that she’s just a western whore
Well maybe she’s a tourist, or maybe she’s a spy
But she could trigger World War Three, and here’s the reason why
Cause the Iranians have Barbie, they took her in the night
Perhaps they think this is a way to instigate a fight.

She’s in a Teheran prison and she’s all dressed up in gray
They charged her with Shariah law and now she’s gonna pay
They charged her with Sharia law and now she’s gonna pay
They charged her with Sharia law and now she’s gonna pay

Written by Sara Hoxie. Song appeared on the album Waterfall Boy.