《Dear Mister President》歌词

歌曲： Dear Mister President

所属专辑：America’s Political Storyteller No 1， Vol.9

歌手： The Almanac Singers

时长： 02:51

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Dear Mister President - The Almanac Singers[00:00:00]

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

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

And send you best wishes[00:00:13]

From all the friends I know[00:00:14]

In Texas Alabama Ohio[00:00:16]

And affiliated places[00:00:18]

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[00:00:32]

For the same reason[00:00:33]

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

He's caused lots of good[00:00:38]

Folks to suffer and die[00:00:39]

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

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

Slapped him down[00:00:44]

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

Lead poisoning[00:00:47]

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[00:00:54]

What is important is what we got to do[00:00:56]

We got to lick Mr Hitler and until we do[00:00:57]

Other things can wait[00:01:00]

In other words first we got a skunk to skin[00:01:03]

War means overtime and higher prices[00:01:07]

But we're all willing to make sacrifices[00:01:09]

Hell I'd even stop fighting[00:01:10]

With my mother in law[00:01:12]

Cause we need her too[00:01:13]

To win the war old battle ax[00:01:14]

Now as I think of our great land[00:01:18]

Of the cities and towns and farming land[00:01:20]

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

Working every day[00:01:23]

I know it ain't perfect but it[00:01:24]

Will be some day[00:01:25]

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

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

Not because every thing's[00:01:30]

Perfect or every thing's right[00:01:31]

No it's just the opposite [00:01:32]

I'm fighting because I want[00:01:34]

A better America with better laws[00:01:35]

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

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

Like you can't ride on this train[00:01:42]

Cause you're a Negro[00:01:44]

You can't live here cause you're a Jew[00:01:46]

You can't work here cause you're a union man[00:01:49]

There's a line keeps running[00:01:53]

Through my head[00:01:54]

I think it was something Joe Louis once said[00:01:55]

Said There's lots of things wrong[00:01:58]

But Hitler won't help them[00:01:59]

Now Mr President[00:02:03]

You're commander in chief of our armed forces[00:02:04]

Ships and planes and the tanks and horses[00:02:06]

I guess you know best just where I can fight[00:02:08]

All I want to be is situated right[00:02:11]

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

I never was one to try and shirk[00:02:15]

And let the other fellow do all the work[00:02:17]

So when the time comes I'll be on hand[00:02:19]

And make good use of these two hands[00:02:21]

Quit playing this banjo around with the boys[00:02:24]

And exchange it for something[00:02:26]

That makes more noise[00:02:27]

So Mr President [00:02:30]

We've got this one big job to do[00:02:32]

That's lick Mr Hitler and when we're through[00:02:34]

Let no one else ever take his place[00:02:36]

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

So what I want is you to give me a gun[00:02:41]

So we can hurry up and get the job done[00:02:43]