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Love Me, I'm a Liberal

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Love Me, I'm a Liberal

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1  Phil Ochs1
  I cried when they shot Medgar Evers  I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
  Tears ran down my spine  Tears ran down my spine
1       I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy   And I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy 1
  As though I'd lost a father of mine  As though I'd lost a father of mine
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  But Malcolm X got what was coming  But Malcolm X got what was coming
  He got what he asked for this time  He got what he asked for this time
2  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 2
3  Love me, I'm a liberal                    I go to the civil rights rallies 3
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3  I go to civil rights rallies   3
  And I put down the old D.A.R.  And I put down the old D.A.R.
  I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy  I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
  I hope every colored boy becomes a star  I hope every colored boy becomes a star
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  But don't talk about revolution  But don't talk about revolution
  That's going a little bit too far  That's going a little bit too far
4  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 4
5  Love me, I'm a liberal   5
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  I cheered when Humphrey was chosen  I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
  My faith in the system restored  My faith in the system restored
5  And I'm glad       the commies were thrown out   And I'm glad that the commies were thrown out 5
6  Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board   From the A.F.L. C.I.O. board 6
7                                               And I love Puerto Ricans and Negros 7
7  I love Puerto Ricans and Negros   7
  As long as they don't move next door  As long as they don't move next door
8  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 8
9  Love me, I'm a liberal                Ah, the people of old Mississippi 9
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9  The people of old Mississippi   9
  Should all hang their heads in shame  Should all hang their heads in shame
10       I can't understand how their minds work   Now I can't understand how their minds work 10
  What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?  What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?
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  But if you ask me to bus my children  But if you ask me to bus my children
  I hope the cops take down your name  I hope the cops take down your name
11  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 11
12  Love me, I'm a liberal                Yes, I read New Republic and Nation 12
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12  Yes, I read New republic and Nation   12
  I've learned to take every view  I've learned to take every view
  You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden  You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden
  I feel like I'm almost a Jew  I feel like I'm almost a Jew
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  But when it comes to times like Korea  But when it comes to times like Korea
  There's no one more red, white and blue  There's no one more red, white and blue
13  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 13
14  Love me, I'm a liberal   14
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  I vote for the democratic party  I vote for the democratic party
  They want the U.N. to be strong  They want the U.N. to be strong
  I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts  I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts
  He sure gets me singing those songs  He sure gets me singing those songs
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  And I'll send all the money you ask for  And I'll send all the money you ask for
  But don't ask me to come on along  But don't ask me to come on along
14  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 14
15  Love me, I'm a liberal                   Sure, once I was young and impulsive 15
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18  Sure once I was young and impulsive   18
  I wore every conceivable pin  I wore every conceivable pin
16  Even went to the socialist meetings   Even went to      socialist meetings 16
  Learned all the old union hymns  Learned all the old union hymns
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  Ah, but I've grown older and wiser  Ah, but I've grown older and wiser
  And that's why I'm turning you in  And that's why I'm turning you in
17  So love me, love me                               So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 17
20  Love me, I'm a liberal   20
      


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