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DAILY NEWS
(Tom Paxton)

Civil rights leaders are a pain in the neck.
Can't hold a candle to Chiang 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.

CH:
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.

Seems like the whole damn world's gone wrong.
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.

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.