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Phil Ochs
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Phil Ochs
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Oh I am just a student, sir
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and only want to learn
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But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke
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of the books that you like to burn
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So I'd like to make a promise
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and I'd like to make a vow
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That when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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Oh you've given me a number
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and you've taken off my name
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To get around this campus
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why, you almost need a plane
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And you're supporting Chang Kai-Shek
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while I'm supporting Mao
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So when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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I wish that you'd make up your mind
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I wish that you'd decide
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That I should live as freely
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as those who live outside
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Cause we also are entitled
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to the rights to be endowed
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And when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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Ooh, you'd like to be my father
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you'd like to be my Dad
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And give me kisses when I'm good
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and spank me when I'm bad
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But since I've left my parents
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I've forgotten how to bow
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So when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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And things they might be different
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if I was here alone
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But I've got a friend or two
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who no longer live at home
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And we'll respect our elders
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just as long as they allow
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That when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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I've read of other countries
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where the students take a stand
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Maybe even help to overthrow
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the leaders of the land
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Now I wouldn't go so far to say
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we're also learnin' how
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But when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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So keep right on a-talkin'
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and tell us what to do
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If nobody listens
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my apologies to you
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And I know that you were younger once
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'cause you sure are older now
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And when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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So I am just a student sir
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and only want to learn
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But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke
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from the books that you like to burn
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So I'd like to make a promise
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and I'd like to make a vow
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That when I've got something to say, sir
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I'm gonna say it now
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Phil Ochs I'm Going To Say It Now
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