No. 34 · The Presidents
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1953-1961
In January of 1961, Eisenhower severed diplomatic relations and placed a tight embargo on the nation of Cuba with the hope of putting internal pressure on Cubans to oust their communist leaders. Instead, the U.S. has simply become a scapegoat of blame for any economic crises that befall the country. Whenever the Cuban people show unrest, Cuban officials simply point to the U.S. embargo.
Lyrics
G, D/F♯, Em, C
Oh Cuba, you're done.
The embargo has come
In January of '61.
The goal was that the people would revolt
and they did, but they did against us
'cause every time something goes wrong
they can point to America
say we're enslaving them
it's pure ammunition
golden propaganda
we're poor, it's America's fault
we're hungry, blame it on Ike
you're mean, it's not our fault
we're leaving, don't or we'll shoot you
From the book, published 2009 · song & page updated
Blame it on Ike