The New Year grows dark br Stratagems unfold br A ministry spearheads the arts br The Chairman has turned bold br br With Brezhnev’s influence br Now out the door br Nuclear program mounts br And food exports soar br br Why were they scared of this dragon? br It’s more than just their books! br Forced to ride thev starvation wagon br At the hands of red Peking crooks br br Mutual br Trust lost through misleading means br Perpetual br Can you hear the Chinese screams? br Eventual br These purges seek reform br Internal br Even reaching the Gang of Four br Gradual br Eliminate the Nationalist hoard br Cultural br The Great Leap Forward springboardbr br Mason Maestrobr br