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Love Me, I'm a Liberal - Phil Ochs



     
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I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
Tears ran down my spine
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
As though I'd lost a father of mineBut Malcolm X got what was coming
He got what he asked for this time
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalI go to civil rights rallies
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a starBut don't talk about revolution

That's going a little bit too far
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalI cheered when Humphrey was chosen
My faith in the system restored
And I'm glad the commies were thrown out
Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. boardI love Puerto Ricans and Negros
As long as they don't move next door
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalThe people of old Mississippi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can't understand how their minds work
What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalYes, I read New republic and Nation
I've learned to take every view
You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I'm almost a JewBut when it comes to times like Korea
There's no one more red, white and blue
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalI vote for the democratic party
They want the U.N. to be strong
I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songsAnd I'll send all the money you ask for
But don't ask me to come on along
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberalSure once I was young and impulsive
I wore every conceivable pin
Even went to the socialist meetings
Learned all the old union hymnsAh, but I've grown older and wiser
And that's why I'm turning you in
So love me, love me
Love me, I'm a liberal

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Philip David Ochs (pronounced /ˈoʊks/) (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight albums in his lifetime. Ochs performed at many political events, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies, student events, and organized labor events over the course of his career...

Read more about Phil Ochs on Last.fm.


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