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1. Conquistador of Mexico, the Zulu and the Navajo
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the Belgians in the Congo, short Memory.
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Plantation in Virginia, the Raj in British India,
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the deadline in South Africa, short Memory.
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The story of El Salvador, the silence of Hiroshima,
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destruction of Cambodia, short Memory
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Short memory, must have a sho........rt memory
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Short memory, must have a sho........rt memory
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2. The sight of hotels by the Nile, the designated Hilton style,
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with running water specially bought, short memory.
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A smallish man Afghanistan, a watchdog in a nervous land,
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they're only there to lend a hand, short memory.
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The friendly five a dusty smile, wake up in sweat at dead of night,
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and in the tents new rifles, hey, short memory.
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Short memory, must have a sho........rt memory
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Short memory, must have a sho........rt memory. (2x) .....