Текст песни «The Ugly American»

I am the ugly American I hate what I am I am the ugly American I hate what I am I take a picture of your founding father Take a picture of your local color Take a picture of your founding father Take a picture of your local color We’re so ugly, we’re so ugly We’re so ugly I am the ugly American I am the ugly American I am the ugly American I hate what you are Take a picture of your declasse Take a picture and you only say Take a picture of your ugly country Take a picture and you only say I am the ugly American I am the ugly American I am the ugly American I hate what you are Take a picture of your declasse Take a picture of your declasse Take a picture and you only say Take a picture and you only say We’re so ugly, we’re so ugly We’re so ugly I am the ugly American I know what I am I am the ugly American I’m what I am You say you’re cultured ’cause you had a king? Your little boys sleep with their sisters! I am the ugly American Know what I am I am the ugly American Love what I am * The “Ugly American” is a pejorative trope depicting a perception that people from the United States can be boorishly chauvinistic when interacting with other cultures. The term originated with the famous 1958 novel by Eugene Burdick and William Lederer and was further popularized by the Marlon Brando film adaptation.