U.S. forces arm, and alarm, the Spice Islands
Is it necessary to have so much soldiers in this small country?
No, no, no, no.
Is it necessary to shine soldiers' boots with taxpayers' money?
No, no, no, no.
Well, don't tell Tommy, he put them in St. Lucy
Unemployment high, and the Treasury low.
And he buying boots to cover soldiers' toe.
I see them boots, boots, boots and more boots
On the feet of the young trigger-happy recruits.
—Boots, by Anthony Carter
The "Tommy" of that popular calypso song is Barbados Prime Minister Tom Adams, 53, whose 1979...
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