Parody
Lost in the news of the death of Diana and of Mother Teresa was the passing of former Zairean strongman Mobutu Sese Seko at age 66. —News Item Parody Elton lohn's Cannibal in the Wind Goodbye,...
...And I would have liked to know you But I was just too busy Going to Versace's funeral And getting fitted for a new hairpiece...
...News Item Parody Elton lohn's Cannibal in the Wind Goodbye, Zaire's rose, Though I never knew you at all, You had the grace to hole yourself up While Kinshasa at last did fall...
...Goodbye, Zaire's rose, Though the press still hounded you, You looted all the foreign aid When Africanization was new...
...And it seems to me You ran your regime Like a cannibal in the wind, Not knowing who to turn to When Kabila came in...
Vol. 3 • September 1997 • No. 2
