Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues - Live at Philharmonic Hall, New York, NY - October 1964
Lyrics
This is called "Talkin' John Birch paranoid blues" I was feeling kinda a little down, blue I didn't know what I was going to do The communists was a-comin' around, they was in the air, they was on the ground They was fallin' me all over I run down most hurriedly And joined the John Birch society Got me a secret membership card, started walking home, found the road, yoo-hoo I'm a real John Bircher now, look out Now we all agree with Hitler's 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, take a shot of malaria I was lookin' everywhere for them gol-darned Reds I got up in the mornin' 'n' looked under my bed Looked behind the kitchen, behind the door Looked in the glove compartment of my car Couldn't find any Looked behind the sink, behind the chair I was lookin' for them Reds everywhere I looked way up my chimney hole Looked deep down inside my toilet bowl They got away... I was sittin' home alone an' started to sweat I figured they was in my T.V. set I peeked behind the picture frame Got a shock from my feet, hit me right up in the brain Them Reds did it! Them hard-core ones Well, I quit my job so I could work all alone Then I changed my name to Sherlock Holmes Followin' some clues from my detective bag Discovered there was red stripes on the American flag! Old Betty Ross... 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 'cause he picketed the movie "Exodus" Well, I finally started thinkin' straight When I ran outta things to investigate I couldn't imagine anything else So now I'm at home investigatin' myself Hope I don't find out anything... good God!
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Song Details
- Duration
- 03:52
- Key
- 7
- Tempo
- 105 BPM
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