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I cried when they shot Medgar Evers 
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Tears ran down my spine 
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I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy 
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As though I'd lost a father of mine 
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But Malcolm X got what was coming 
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He got what he asked for this time 
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So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
I go to civil rights rallies 
And I put down the old D.A.R. 
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy 
I hope every colored boy becomes a star 
But don't talk about revolution 
That's going a little bit too far 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
I cheered when Humphrey was chosen 
My faith in the system restored 
I'm glad the commies were thrown out 
Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board 
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros 
As long as they don't move next door 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
The people of old Mississippi 
Should all hang their heads in shame 
I can't understand how their minds work 
What's the matter don't they watch Les Crane? 
But if you ask me to bus my children 
I hope the cops take down your name 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
I read New Republic and Nation 
I've learned to take every view 
You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden 
I feel like I'm almost a Jew 
But when it comes to times like korea 
There's no one more red, white and blue 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
I vote for the democtratic party 
They want the U.N. to be strong 
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts 
He sure gets me singing those songs 
I'll send all the money you ask for 
But don't ask me to come on along 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal 
 
Once I was young and impulsive 
I wore every conceivable pin 
Even went to the socialist meetings 
Learned all the old union hymns 
But I've grown older and wiser 
And that's why I'm turning you in 
So love me, love me, love me, I'm a liberal