Phil Ochs Follow

Phil OchsI cried when they shot Medgar EversTears ran down my spineAnd I cried when they shot Mr. KennedyAs though I'd lost a father of mineBut Malcolm X got what was comingHe got what he asked for this timeSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalI go to the civil rights ralliesAnd I put down the old D.A.R.I love Harry and Sidney and SammyI hope every colored boy becomes a starBut don't talk about revolutionThat's going a little bit too farSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalI cheered when Humphrey was chosenMy faith in the system restoredAnd I'm glad that the commies were thrown outFrom the A.F.L. C.I.O. boardAnd I love Puerto Ricans and NegrosAs long as they don't move next doorSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalAh, the people of old MississippiShould all hang their heads in shameNow I can't understand how their minds workWhat's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?But if you ask me to bus my childrenI hope the cops take down your nameSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalYes, I read New Republic and NationI've learned to take every viewYou know, I've memorized Lerner and GoldenI feel like I'm almost a JewBut when it comes to times like KoreaThere's no one more red, white and blueSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalI vote for the democratic partyThey want the U.N. to be strongI attend all the Pete Seeger concertsHe sure gets me singing those songsAnd I'll send all the money you ask forBut don't ask me to come on alongSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberalSure, once I was young and impulsiveI wore every conceivable pinEven went to socialist meetingsLearned all the old union hymnsAh, but I've grown older and wiserAnd that's why I'm turning you inSo love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal