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Civil rights leaders are a pain in the neck
Can't hold a candle to Chang Kai Shek
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'
Ban the bombers are afraid of a fight
Peace hurts business and that ain't right
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'

'Daily News', daily blues
Pick up a copy any time you choose
Seven little pennies in the newsboy's hand
And you ride right along to never, never land

We got to bomb Castro, got to bomb him flat
He's too damn successful and we can't risk that
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'
There's millions of commies in the freedom fight
Yelling for Lenin and civil rights
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'

'Daily News', daily blues
Pick up a copy any time you choose
Seven little pennies in the newsboy's hand
And you ride right along to never, never land

Saint Joe McCarthy is dead and gone
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'
Don't try to make me change my mind with facts
To hell with the graduated income tax
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'

'Daily News', daily blues
Pick up a copy any time you choose
Seven little pennies in the newsboy's hand
And you ride right along to never, never land

You know John Paul Getty is just plain folks
The UN charter is a cruel hoax
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'
J. Edgar Hoover is the man of the hour
All he needs is just a little more power
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'

'Daily News', daily blues
Pick up a copy any time you choose
Seven little pennies in the newsboy's hand
And you ride right along to never, never land

Civil rights leaders are a pain in the neck
Can't hold a candle to Chang Kai Shek
How do I know? I read it in the 'Daily News'