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12 Feb 03 - 06:17 AM (#888374) Subject: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU Words Lorcan Otway Tune, for now, Mandella by Hannon? Marching with King I marched with King in Selma, so I'm getting on in years But I still recall the hopes we had in spite of all our fears I still can hear the barking dogs and often in the night I recall how we gently marched when we justified to fight We marched for voting rights and so others would be free While some kept from basic rights, who could live comfortably We faced the southern sheriffs and the banal Ku Klux Klan to carry the light of human right to each corner of the land Then the Viet Nam war began and we were marching as before While tens of thousand lives were lost we walk to end a war And many vets marched with us and were welcomed home again while the government who sent them off ignored their cries of pain And now the government is marching us again to war and people are gathering to march just as before but Bloomberg and Judge Barbara Jones conspired in this night To stop Americans marching and destroy this sacred right General Nathan Bedford Forrest gave the world the Ku Klux Klan Sheriff Clark and Governor Maddox kept slave chains in this land And now to this list of shame two more names must appear Mayor Bloomberg and Judge Jones who've sold their nation out to fear |
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12 Feb 03 - 06:24 AM (#888377) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU I recall how we gently marched when we justified to fight - should read- when we were justtified to fight... sorry Larry |
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12 Feb 03 - 07:42 AM (#888415) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU The tweeked verson after recording... Words Lorcan Otway Tune, for now, Mandella by Hannon? Marching with King I marched with King in Selma, so I'm getting on in years But I still recall the hopes we had in spite of all our fears I still can hear the barking dogs and often in the night I recall how we gently marched when justified to fight We marched for voting rights and so that others would be free While some were kept from basic rights, who could live comfortably We faced the southern sheriffs and the banal Ku Klux Klan to carry the light of human right to each corner of the land Then the Viet Nam war began and we were marching as before While tens of thousand lives were lost we walk to end a war And many vets marched with us and were welcomed home again while the government who sent them off ignored their cries of pain And now the government is marching us off again to war and people they are gathering to march just as before but Bloomberg and Judge Barbara Jones conspired in this night To stop Americans marching and destroy this sacred right General Nathan Bedford Forrest gave the world the Ku Klux Klan Sheriff Clark and Governor Maddox would keep slave chains in this land And now to this list of shame two more names must appear Mayor Bloomberg and Judge Jones who've sold their nation out to fear |
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12 Feb 03 - 01:16 PM (#888700) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU Latest corrections... wrote it around 4am, recorded it from 7 - 11 it was on the raidio on WBAI by noon... Bernard White says he likes it, will play it through the week! Cheers Larry Words Lorcan Otway Tune, for now, Mandella by Hannon? Walking with King I walked with King in Selma, so I'm getting on in years But I still recall the hopes we had in spite of all our fears I still can hear the barking dogs and often in the night I recall how we gently walked when justified to fight We walked for voting rights and so that others would be free While some were kept from basic rights, who could live peacably We faced the southern sheriffs and the banal Ku Klux Klan to carry the light of human right to each corner of the land Then the Viet Nam war began and we were walking as before While tens of thousand lives were lost we'd walk to end a war And many vets walked with us and were welcomed home again while the government who sent them off ignored their cries of pain And now the government is marching us off again to war and people they are gathering to walk just as before but Bloomberg and Judge Barbara Jones conspired in this night To stop Americans walking and destroy this sacred right General Nathan Bedford Forrest gave the world the Ku Klux Klan Sheriff Clark and Governor Maddox would keep slave chains in this land And now to this list of shame two more names must appear Mayor Bloomberg and Judge Jones who've sold their nation out to fear |
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12 Feb 03 - 07:39 PM (#889011) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU New last verce... kinda like singing in an empty hall... hmmmmmmmm.... No judge can use fear to stop a people who'd be free The people have the right to walk in the face of tyrony In Selma Alabama or in Tianmin Suaire The steps of many people will drown out a judges fear |
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12 Feb 03 - 08:11 PM (#889027) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: Bobert Yeah, the Justice Department sent in their guys With all their right wing three piece lies Told the warriors of freedom they'd have to stand down But like in Selma, them three piece lawyers were merely clowns Bobert |
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12 Feb 03 - 08:38 PM (#889056) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU Thanks Bobert, i felt like I was walking down the street talking to myself... Cheers Larry |
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12 Feb 03 - 08:51 PM (#889068) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: Bobert When you're on the side of peace and justice, Larry, you're never alone... Bobert |
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12 Feb 03 - 09:16 PM (#889088) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: InOBU Maybe this needs a better thread title... Cheers Larry HEY ! LOOK Jill Sobel is on WEST WING! |
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12 Feb 03 - 09:39 PM (#889101) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: McGrath of Harlow Good song, and it sounds good. Thanks Larry! And Bobert - remember there are some decent lawyers around as well, even in New York. Maybe you should have headed it "Is this a folk song?" Or "Irish gun control?" might have brought 'em running as well. |
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12 Feb 03 - 09:45 PM (#889105) Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Who Needs Dr. M.L.King Jr.? From: Bobert McGratth: Not on Johnny Ashcroft's Justice Department. The good one's ran like some one had just set off a radiation device. But, yeah, your right. I have lots of freinds who also happen to be cool and.... lawyers. But point well taken. Bobert |