Ballad of William Worthy
Ballad of William Worthy

Ballad of William Worthy easy guitar chords by Phil Ochs

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    • Verse 1
    Well, 
    it's of a 
    bold reporter 

    whose 
    story 
    I will 
    tell 

    He 
    went down 
    to the 
    Cuban 

    land, the 
    nearest 
    place to 
    hell 

    He'd 
    been there 
    many times 
    before, 

    but 
    now the 
    law does 
    say 

    The 
    only 
    way to 
    Cuba 
    is 
    with the 
    CIA 

    William 
    Worthy 
    isn't 
    worthy 

    to 
    enter 
    our door 

    Went 
    down to 
    Cuba, he's 

    not Amer
    ican 
    anymore 

    But 
    somehow 
    it is 
    strange 
    to hear the 

    State Department 
    say 

    You are 
    living 
    in the free 
    world, 

    in the 
    free world 
    you must 
    stay 

    Five 
    thousand 
    dollars 
    or a 
    five year 

    sen
    tence 
    may well 
    be 

    For 
    a 
    man 
    who had the 
    nerve to 

    think that 
    travelin' 
    is 
    free 

    Oh 
    why'd 
    he waste his 
    time 

    to see 
    a dictator's 
    reign 

    When he 
    could have 
    seen democracy 

    by 
    trav
    elin' 
    on to 
    Spain? 

    William 
    Worthy 
    isn't 
    worthy 

    to enter 
    our door 

    Went 
    down to 
    Cuba, 

    he's not 
    Amer
    ican 
    anymore 

    But 
    somehow 
    it is 
    strange 
    to hear the 

    State Department 
    say 

    You are 
    living 
    in the 
    free world, 

    in the 
    free world 
    you must 
    stay 

    So, 
    come all 
    you good 
    travelers 

    and 
    fel
    low-travelers, 
    too 

    too 

    Yes, 
    and 
    travel 
    all around 
    the 
    world, 

    see every 
    country 
    through 

    I'd 
    surely 
    like to 
    come along 
    and 

    see what 
    may be 
    new 

    But my 
    passport's disappearing 
    as I 

    sing these 
    words 
    to 
    you 

    Well, there 
    really 
    is no 
    need to 

    travel 
    to these 
    evil 
    land
    s 

    Yes, 
    and 
    though the 
    list grows 
    larger 

    you must 
    try 
    to understand 

    Try 
    hard not 
    to be surprised 
    if 

    someday 
    you should 
    hear 

    The 
    whole world 
    is off 
    limits, 

    visit 
    Disneyland this 
    year 

    William 
    Worthy 
    isn't 
    worthy 

    to 
    enter 
    our door 

    Went 
    down to 
    Cuba, he's 

    not Amer
    ican 
    anymore 

    But 
    somehow 
    it is strange 
    to hear the 

    State Department 
    say 

    You are 
    living 
    in the 
    free world, 

    in the 
    free world 
    you must 
    stay 

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