|
Love Me, I'm a Liberal |
|
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 mine |
|
But Malcolm X got what was coming |
|
He got what he asked for this time |
|
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal |
|
I 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 star |
|
But don't talk about revolution |
|
That's going a little bit too far |
|
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal |
|
I cheered when Humphrey was chosen |
|
My faith in the system restored |
|
I'm glad the commies were thrown out |
|
of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board |
|
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros |
|
as long as they don't move next door |
|
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal |
|
The 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 liberal |
|
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 Jew |
|
But 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 liberal |
|
I vote for the democratic party |
|
They want the U.N. to be strong |
|
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts |
|
He sure gets me singing those songs |
|
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 liberal |
|
Once I was young and impulsive |
|
I wore every conceivable pin |
|
Even went to the socialist meetings |
|
Learned all the old union hymns |
|
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 |