Green Onions — текст песни (Blues Brothers, The)

All right people. The rest of the hard working all star Blues
Brothers are gonna be out here in a minute, including my little
brother Jake. But right now, I`d like to talk a little bit about
this tune you`re hearing. This is ofcourse the Green Onions tune.
It was a very big hit in the early sixties in this country. And
ofcourse it was composed and recorded in Memphis, Tennessee,
right here in the United States Of America. You know, people,
I believe that this tune can be acquinted with the great classical
music around the world.

Now you go to Germany, you`ve got your Bach, your Beethoven,
your Brahms... Here in America you`ve got your Fred McDowell,
your Irving Berlin, your Glenn Miller, and your Booker T & The
MG`s, people. Another example of the great contributions in music
and culture that this country has made around the world. And
as you look around the world today, you see this country spurned.

You see backs turned on this country. Well people, I`m gonna
tell you something, this continent, North America, is the stronghold!
This is where we`re gonna make our stand in this decade! Yeah,
people, I`ve got something to say to the State Department. I
say Take that archaic Monroe Doctrine, and that Marshall Plan
that says we`re supposed to police force the world, and throw
`em out! Let`s stay home for the next ten years people! Right
here in North America and enjoy the music and culture that is
ours. Yeah, I got one more thing to say.

I`m just talking about the music, people, and what it does to
me. And that is, as you look around the world, you go to the
Soviet Union or Great Britain or France, you name it, any country...
Everybody is doing flips and twists just to get into a genuine
pair of American blue jeans! And to hear this music and we got
it all here in America, the land of the Chrysler 440 cubic inch
engine!