Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues lyrics
Song information
Artist: Bob Dylan Album: Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare & Unreleased, 1961-1991
Lyrics
Well, I was feelin' sad and feelin' blue I didn't know what in the world I was gonna do Them communists they wus comin' around They wus in the air They wus on the ground They wouldn't gimme no peace. .
So I run down most hurriedly And joined up with the john birch society I got me a secret membership card And started off a-walkin' down the road Yee-hoo, I'm a real john bircher now! Look out you commies!
Now we all agree with hitlers' views Although he killed six million jews It don't matter too much that he was a fascist At least you can't say he was a communist! That's to say like if you got a cold you take a shot of malaria
Well, I wus lookin' everywhere for them gol-darned reds I got up in the mornin' 'n' looked under my bed Looked in the sink, behind the door Looked in the glove compartment of my car Couldn't find 'em . .
I wus lookin' high an' low for them reds everywhere I wus lookin' in the sink an' underneath the chair I looked way up my chimney hole I even looked deep inside my toilet bowl They got away . .
Well, I wus sittin' home alone an' started to sweat Figured they wus in my t.v. set Peeked behind the picture frame Got a shock from my feet, hittin' right up in the brain Them reds caused it! I know they did . . . them hard-core ones
Well, I quit my job so I could work alone Then I changed my name to sherlock holmes Followed some clues from my detective bag And discovered they wus red stripes on the american flag! That ol' betty ross . .
Well, I investigated all the books in the library Ninety percent of 'em gotta be burned away I investigated all the people that I knowed Ninety-eight percent of them gotta go The other two percent are fellow birchers . . . just like me
Now eisenhower, he's a russian spy Lincoln, jefferson and that roosevelt guy To my knowledge there's just one man That's really a true american: george lincoln rockwell I know for a fact he hates commies cus he picketed the movie exodus
Well, I fin'ly started thinkin' straight When I run outa things to investigate Couldn't imagine doin' anything else So now I'm sittin' home investigatin' myself! Hope I don't find out anything . . . hmm, great god!
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
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