Ballad Of October 16th chords by The Almanac Singers

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Verse 1
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It was on a Saturday night,
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and the moon was shining bright.
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They passed the conscription bill,
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and the people they did say,
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for many miles away,
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was the president and his
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boys on Capitol Hill.
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Old Franklin Roosevelt told
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the people how he felt.
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We damn near believe what he said.
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He said, I  hate war,
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and so does Eleanor,
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but we won't be safe till everybody's
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dead.
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When my poor old mother died,
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I was sitting by her side,
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A -promising to war I'd never go.
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But now I'm wearin' cocky jeans
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and eatin' army beans,
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And I'm told that J .P. Morgan loves me so.
I have wandered over this land,
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a Roman workin' man,
No clothes to wear
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and not much food to eat
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But now the government puts the bill
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Gives me clothes and feeds me swill
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Gets me shot and puts me
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un derground six feet
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Old Franklin Roosevelt told
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the people how he  felt
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We damn near believed what he said
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He said, I  hate war, and so does Eleanor
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But we won't be safe
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till everybody's dead.
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Why, nothing can be wrong
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if it makes our country strong.
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We gotta get tough to save democracy.
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And though it may mean war,
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we must defend Singapore.
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This don't hurt you half as
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much as it hurts me.
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Old Franklin Roosevelt told the
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people how he felt.
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We damn near believe what he said.
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He said, hate war, and so does Elendor.
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But we won't be saved
till everybody's dead.