《Dear Mr. President》歌词

歌曲： Dear Mr. President

所属专辑：ALMANAC SINGERS: Talking Union (1941-1942)

歌手： Pete Seeger&Almanac Singe

时长： 02:51

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Dear Mr. President (亲爱的总统先生) - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)/Almanac Singers[00:00:00]

Written by：Pete Seeger[00:00:05]

Dear Mr. President I set me down[00:00:10]

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 Ohio[00:00:16]

And affiliated[00:00:19]

I'm an ordinary guy worked most of my life[00:00:21]

Sometime I'll settle down with my kids and wife[00:00:23]

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

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

Sort of runs in the family[00:00:29]

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

Now I hate Hitler and I can tell you why[00:00:36]

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

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

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

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

Lead poisoning[00:00:47]

Now Mr. President we haven't always agreed in the past I know[00:00:50]

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. Hitler and until we do[00:00:57]

Other things can wait[00:00:59]

In other words first we 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 fighting with my mother in law[00:01:10]

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

Old battle axe[00:01:15]

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

Of the cities and towns and farming land[00:01:19]

There's so many good people working every day[00:01:21]

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

Just give us a little time[00:01:25]

This is the reason that I want to fight[00:01:27]

Not because everything's perfect or everything's right[00:01:29]

No it's just the opposite I'm fighting because I want[00:01:31]

A better America with better laws[00:01:34]

And better homes and jobs and schools[00:01:36]

And no more Jim crow and no more rules[00:01:38]

Like you can't ride on this train 'cause you're a negro[00:01:40]

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

You can't work here 'cause you're a union man[00:01:47]

There's a line keeps running through my head[00:01:51]

I think it was something Joe Louis once said[00:01:53]

Said there's lots of things wrong[00:01:56]

But Hitler won't help 'em[00:01:57]

Now Mr. President you're commander in chief of our armed forces[00:02:01]

Ships and planes and the tanks and horses[00:02:04]

I guess you know best just where I can fight[00:02:06]

All I want to be is situated right[00:02:09]

To do the most damage[00:02:11]

I never was one to try and shirk[00:02:13]

And let the other fellow do all the work[00:02:15]

So when the time comes I'll be on hand[00:02:17]

And make good use of these two hands[00:02:19]

Quit playing this banjo around with the boys[00:02:22]

And exchange it for something that makes more noise[00:02:24]

So Mr. President we've got this one big job to do[00:02:28]

That's lick Mr. Hitler and when we're through[00:02:32]

Let no one else ever take his place[00:02:34]

To trample down the human race[00:02:36]

So what I want is you to give me a gun[00:02:39]

So we can hurry up and get the job done[00:02:41]