Summary: Are you pacific or belligerent? This song may help you decide the answer. P A C and B E L Are the Latin roots for peace and war You can have one but you can't have both Because when it comes to peace and war It's a case of either/or [We want P A C--PEACE] Magellan sailed across an ocean That was so peaceful he thought it was terrific The ocean didn't have a name So he called it the Pacific I have a friend who will not fight Fighting is a thing he does resist He believes peace is the answer He is called a pacifist If you've got a shrieking baby If that baby is a crier You can calm him down and get some peace By giving him a pacifier [Give us B E L--WAR!] I know something 'bout the Civil War Do you think that I should tell 'em? [YEAH!] The years before the Civil War Are sometimes called the antebellum A war against the government Usually does not go well Those who fight the government Are called rebels, they rebel Nations that fight one another Can be called belligerents They fight for peace but wind up dead Or injured as a consequence In this way, war does not make sense P A C and B E L Are the Latin roots for peace and war You can have one but you can't have both Because when it comes to peace and war It's a case of either/or
