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Intro 1
In every American community there are
varying shades of political opinion
One of the shadiest of these is the liberals
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An outspoken group on many subjects
Ten degrees to the left of center in good times
Ten degrees to the right of center
if it affects them personally
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So here, then, is a lesson in safe
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logic
Verse 1
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I cried when they shot Medgar Evers
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Tears ran down my spine
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And I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
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As though I'd lost a father of mine
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But Malcolm X got what was coming
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He got what he asked for this time
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Interlude 1
Get it?
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Verse 2
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I go to civil rights rallies
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And I put down the old DAR
DAR, that's
the Dykes of the American Revolution
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I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
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I hope every colored boy becomes a star
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But don't talk about revolution
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That's going a little bit too far
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Verse 3
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I cheered when Humphrey was chosen
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My faith in the system restored
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And I'm glad that the Commies
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From the AFL-CIO board
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And I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
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As long as they don't move next door
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Verse 4
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Ah, the people of old Mississippi
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Should all hang their heads in shame
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Now, I can't understand
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But if you ask me to bus my children
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I hope the cops take down your name
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Verse 5
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Yes, I read New Republic and Nation
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I've learned to take every view
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You know, I've memorized Lerner
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I feel like I'm almost a Jew
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But when it comes to times like Korea
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There's no one more red, white and blue
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Verse 6
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I vote for the Democratic Party
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They want the UN to be strong
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I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts
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He sure gets me singing those songs
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And I'll send all the money you ask for
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But don't ask me to come on along
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
Verse 7
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Sure, once I was young and impulsive
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I wore every conceivable pin
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Even went to socialist meetings
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Learned all the old Union hymns
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Oh, but I've grown older and wiser
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And that's why I'm turning you in
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So love me, love me, love me,
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I'm a liberal
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