Peace on Board

An Israeli and an Arab took the same long-distance train,
And greeted one another with a very polite refrain.

 Oh, you're going too to New York?
Yes, I hope they don't serve any pork!

They talked about art and about life ,
And the troubles one has with one's wife.

They dined together and had a large meal,
Afterwards they drank coffee with equal zeal.

 Then they hemmed and hawed around to politics,
And actually agreed they were victims of other people's antics.

We always lived in harmony in Biblical times!
 After the Old Testament we never had too many crimes!

 Western Imperialism is ruining the land!!
 We must show them we have more sand!!

 We must, said the Arab, unite to fight them!!!
 I'm with you, cried the Israeli, 'cause I'm always game!!!

 And so they shook hands and went off to bed,
 And arose early when night had fade.

The Israeli jumped up and said I'll fetch our tea,
 And winked, as he went out, at the surprised T.C.

Wow, said the T.C., you haven't killed each other?
American moron, said the Arab, that there's my brother!

Afterwards he struggled and lost with life-long habit,
He picked up the Israeli's shoe and spit into it.

The Israeli came back with the tea,
 My friend, he said, you'll love it, just see!

 The Arab drank the tea and the Israeli put on the shoe,
They both shouted together, “What the hell's this goo?”

Tempers flared and raged, but then they quietened down,
And said we must talk because this really takes the crown!

 We must really stop doing these things!
After all we're both human beings!

 It's time we were civilized and sane!!
 And stopped being each other's bane!!

 If I swear to never again spit in your shoe,
 Do you solemnly promise to urinate in a loo?