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Thread #105520   Message #2172666
Posted By: bobad
16-Oct-07 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Protest Songs of the Sixties
Subject: Lyr Add: MARY YOU ARE MY FRIEND
This song was written by the same obscure, not famous songwriter who wrote the song that Peace posted.

Mary, You Are My Friend

step down the air raid siren says
don't walk in the rain
it's true they fought their battles
where the graveyard remains
but now machine guns testify
that Hitler's back again
Washington, you know his footsteps
what he's done is change his name
and perhaps go more insane
Mother Mary have forgiveness
the church has got you taking sides
your son was killed for silver
it's the same when soldiers die
but I refuse to sell myself
into illicit enterprise
genocidal quisling governments
sanction more with killer's pride
reward's just murder undisguised
traitors govern us they're inventing
lies to hide their vicious smiles
from holy Mary representing
every virgin with a child