The Great Nations of Europe

This song poses a very interesting and almost childish perspective of european imperialism and colonization in the 1500's. We can find irony laying over its lyrics all over such as "Hide your wives and daughter; hide the groceries too. The great nations of Europe comin through".  Its ironic because if these are "the great nations of europe" why do the pose such a threat to your wives and daughters. Theres a tention between what is said v what is meant in the use of "the great nations of europe". Several other parts of the song are pretty straight forward and contain little to no irony. "Now they're gone, they're gone, they're really gone. You never seen anyone so gone." Here he simply makes reference to the disgraceful fate that met the indigenous tribes in south america excluding irony from its words.