No Balls

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During World War II, Allied soldiers would sing a song to the tune of Colonel Bogey March to mock leaders of the Nazi regime. According to Wikipedia, the song has been cited as "morally correct disrespect." I rather like that label.

The lyrics go like this:

Hitler has only got one ball,
Göring has two but very small,
Himmler is rather sim'lar,
But poor old Goebbels has no balls at all.

Other verses were added, each concluding with poor old Goebbels.

I don't know if the song referred to courage, though apparently "no balls" was an accusation of cowardice already then. With the boot-licking and ass-kissing going on these days in U.S. politics, I think it may be a legitimate time to resurrect the ditty, with new words. I offer this version for public use and, in the spirit of the original, for modification and expansion:

Alito has only got one ball,
Thomas has two but very small,
Gorsuch, he's got some such,
But old Judge Roberts has no balls at all.

Another verse:

The Donald has only got one ball,
Elon has two but very small,
At Vance, we look askance,
'Cause like Judge Roberts he's got no balls at all.

One more:

Murdoch has only got one ball,
Zuck'berg has two but very small,
Bezos, he won't amaze us,
'Cause like Judge Roberts he's got no balls at all.

One little rhyme set to music will not dethrone a tyrant or change our political landscape. But it may be an outlet for expressing disrespect at influential people who expect our respect. It could be a fitting memorial, after a minute of silence, to our fathers who fought and died as Allies attempting to rid the world of autocrats.

When I am arrested or detained, I shall whistle the tune.