Olympic Anthem

Olympic Anthem is a comedy song performed by the band The Simple Lice, which has become well-known in Georgeland and overseas for its merciless and essentially random insults to most of the countries of the world. The song barely mentions the Olympics at all, though it was first performed during the 2000 Olympic Games. The song first appeared on the band's 2000 album Itchy Trigger Finger and has become infamous, performed around the world. Whenever the group performs the song overseas, they make an effort to change the lyrics slightly, usually insulting the country's neighbours or a small segment of its population.

Lyrics
''It's Olympics time again The crowds are streaming in Throw away your whiskey ''But hang on to your gin ''Cos the world is coming to you ''They're coming to your town ''To play sport and win medals ''And really get you down Because... ''Ireland's full of drunkards ''Americans are fat ''Canadians talk funny ''And Mexicans wear stupid hats ''The Japanese just kill the whales ''The Dutch are always stoned ''And don't get me started on the fucking Greeks ''Or those layabouts from Sierra Leone ''Australians are stupid ''And New Zealanders fuck sheep ''And everyone in Venezuela ''Is a certain kind of creep ''The Italians smell like Bryl cream ''Croatians smell like milk ''And all those dirty Frenchmen ''Have arses made from silk ''Brazillians don't wear aftershave ''The Belgians steal from shops ''In Russia everyone eats shit ''And Ukrainians kill the cops ''The Arabs wash just once a year ''And the Hungarians not at all ''The last time that the Germans bathed ''Was at the fall of the Berlin wall ''Yes, Olympics time is here again ''So make sure you hide your keys ''In case the thieving Spaniards steal them ''Or the fucking Portuguese ''If you don't lock your door tonight Keep an eye on your TV If the South Africans take it ''Just don't ever blame me. ''Yes, the Saydneyans all fart too much ''Great Islanders never pay ''Koreans all walk in circles... (pause) ''And the Jamaicans are all gay... (pause) ''So lock up all your valuables ''Hide your daughters in the attic ''Cos those lecherous Norwegians ''Keep their dicks on automatic The Games are now among us So everyone beware ''If you don't watch your wallets They'll be taken by those dirty, stinking, weaselly, disgusting, oversexed ROMANIAN BASTARDS!

Reaction
The song is always performed as a tongue-in-cheek piece, and all the band members have repeatedly stated no insult to any specific country was intended. Most of the so-called 'insults' are in any case effectively random and not particularly insulting, such as stating that Koreans walk in circles or that Brazillians do not wear aftershave. The song is generally well-recieved, but from time to time has provoked criticism when performed internationally.