That's funny...oh..wait...no it's not

British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, a Cambridge-educated TV host is the star of HBO's Da Ali G Show. The show's genius lies in Baron Cohen's use of the dimwitted innocence of his characters to expose comically ugly or foolish behavior in the small-minded, whether it's Bruno eliciting vehement rage from Alabama football fans by prancing alongside their cheerleaders, or Borat getting a Republican candidate for Congress to state his belief that Jews are going to hell, or Ali G getting Pat Buchanan to refer to weapons of mass destruction as "BLTs."

In this season's third episode, aired Aug. 1, Borat announces his intent to "learn how to be star of country music," and he subsequently visits square dancers in a community center, Porter Waggoner in Nashville, and the Country West bar on Ruthrauff Road in Tucson. While Baron Cohen makes a running gag out Borat's anti-semitism, not even seasoned Ali G fans were prepared for what took place that night in April when Borat stopped in to town.

"In my country there is problem," Borat sings from the Country West's stage, after a first verse that elucidates the problem of "transport" in Kazakhstan. "And that problem is the Jew / He take everybody's money / He never give it back ..." Then comes the chorus: "Throw the Jew down the well / so my country can be free / you must grab him by his horns / then we have a big party!" With some encouragement, the couple-dozen patrons of the Country West rather enthusiastically sing along.

You can listen to this comedic experiment here.

There's gotta be a lesson in there somewhere. Whether it's "Don't Go to Country Western Bars" or "Think Before You Sing Along," I'm not sure.