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Thread #48038   Message #719161
Posted By: CarolC
28-May-02 - 09:39 PM
Thread Name: Anti-Conscription Movement
Subject: ADD: C for Conscription
I did a search in the Mudcat and didn't find this anywhere (which could be my fault, but ah well)...

'C' FOR CONSCRIPTION

Well, it's 'C' for Conscription
And it's 'C' for Capitol Hill!
Well, it's 'C' for Conscription
And it's 'C' for Capitol Hill!
And it's 'C' for the Congress
That passed that goddamn bill!

[YODEL]

I'd rather be at home,
Even sleeping in a holler log,
I'd rather be here home,
Even sleeping in a holler log.
Than go to the army
Be treated like a dirty dog!

[YODEL]

'C' FOR CONSCRIPTION (PETE SEEGER/MILLARD LAMPELL) (1941)
(Tune: JIMMIE RODGERS, "Blue Yodel -- T For Texas")