---------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Brotherhood Week - Tom Lehrer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard Oh the white folks hate the black folks And the black folks hate the white folks To hate all but the right folks Is an old established rule But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week Lena Horne and Sheriff Clark are dancing cheek to cheek Its fun to eulogize, the people you despise As long as you dont let them in your school Oh the poor folks hate the rich folks And the rich folks hate the poor folks All of my folks hate all of your folks Its American as apple pie But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week New Yorkers love the Puerto Ricans because its very chic Step up and shake the hand of someone you cant stand You can tolerate him if you try Oh the Protestants hate the Catholics And the Catholics hate the Protestants And the Hindus hate the Moslems And everybody hates the Jews But during National Brotherhood Week, National Brotherhood Week It's National Everyone smile at one another hood Week Be nice to people who are inferior to you Its only for a week so have no fear Be grateful that it doesnt last all year