《Dear Mr. President》歌词

歌曲： Dear Mr. President

所属专辑：On Top of Old Smokey， Legends of Folk Vol. 1

歌手： The Almanac Singers&The N

时长： 02:49

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Dear Mr. President (亲爱的总统先生) - The Almanac Singers/The North Carolina Ramblers[00:00:00]

Dear Mr President I sat me down[00:00:09]

To send you greetings from my home town[00:00:11]

And send you best wishes from all the friends I know[00:00:13]

In Texas Alabama and Ohio and unaffiliated [00:00:15]

I'm an ordinary guy worked most of my life[00:00:20]

Sometime I'll settle down with my kids and wife[00:00:22]

And I like to see a movie or take a little drink[00:00:25]

And I like being free to say what I think[00:00:27]

Sorta runs in the family [00:00:29]

My grandpa crossed the ocean for the same reason [00:00:31]

Now I hate h****r and I can tell you why[00:00:35]

He's caused lots of good folks to suffer and die[00:00:38]

He's got a way of shovin' folks around[00:00:40]

I figger it's about time we slapped him down [00:00:42]

Give him a dose of his own medicine Lead poison [00:00:44]

Now Mr President[00:00:50]

We haven't always agreed in the past I know[00:00:51]

But that ain't at all important now[00:00:53]

What is important is what we got to do[00:00:55]

We got to lick Mr h****r and until we do[00:00:57]

Other things can wait [00:00:59]

In other words first we've got a skunk to skin [00:01:02]

War means overtime and higher prices[00:01:06]

But we're all willing to make sacrifices[00:01:08]

Hell I'd even stop fightin' with my mother-in-law[00:01:10]

Cause we need her too to win the war ol' battle-axe [00:01:12]

Now as I think of our great land[00:01:17]

With it's cities and towns and farming land[00:01:19]

With it's so many good people a-working every day[00:01:21]

I know it ain't perfect but it will be someday[00:01:23]

Just give us a little time [00:01:26]

This is the reason that I want to fight[00:01:28]

Not 'cause everything's perfect or everything's right[00:01:30]

No it's just the opposite: I'm fightin' because[00:01:32]

I want a better America and better laws[00:01:34]

And better homes and jobs and schools[00:01:37]

And no more Jim Crow and no more rules like[00:01:39]

"You can't ride on this train 'cause you're a Negro "[00:01:42]

"You can't live here 'cause you're a Jew "[00:01:45]

"You can't work here 'cause you're a union man "[00:01:48]

There's a line keeps runnin' through my head [00:01:52]

I think it was somethin' Joe Louis once said [00:01:54]

Said "There's a lot of things wrong [00:01:57]

But h****r won't help 'em "[00:01:58]

Now Mr President[00:02:02]

You're commander-in-chief of our armed forces[00:02:03]

The ships and the planes and the tanks and the horses[00:02:05]

I guess you know best just where I can fight[00:02:07]

All I want to be is situated right[00:02:10]

To do the most damage [00:02:12]

I never was one to try and shirk[00:02:14]

And let the other fellow do all of the work [00:02:16]

So when the time comes I'll be on hand[00:02:18]

And I can make good use of these two hands [00:02:20]

Quit playing this banjo around with the boys[00:02:23]

And exchange it for something that makes more noise [00:02:25]

So Mr President[00:02:29]

We got this one big job to do [00:02:31]

That's lick Mr h****r and when we're through[00:02:33]

Let no one else ever take his place[00:02:35]

To trample down the human race [00:02:38]

So what I want is you to give me a gun[00:02:40]

So we can hurry up and get the job done[00:02:42]