The One On the Right Is On the Left

[ti:The One On the Right Is On the Left] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:Old School Country Classics: The 1960's, Vol. 3] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]The One On the Right Is On the Left - The Hit Crew [00:02.91] [00:06.92]There once was a musical troupe [00:09.00] [00:09.69]A pickin' singin' folk group [00:11.53] [00:12.11]They sang the mountain ballads [00:14.33]And the folk songs of our land [00:16.33] [00:18.09]They were long on musical ability [00:20.58]Folks thought they would go far [00:22.41] [00:22.94]But political incompatibility led to their downfall [00:27.82]Well the one on the right was on the left [00:30.55]And the one in the middle was on the right [00:32.95]And the one on the left was in the middle [00:35.38]And the guy in the rear was a Methodist [00:40.05] [00:46.97]This musical aggregation toured the entire nation [00:51.37] [00:51.92]Singing the traditional ballads [00:54.20]And the folk songs of our land [00:56.51] [00:57.90]They with performed great virtuosity [00:59.97] [01:00.50]And soon they were the rage [01:02.20] [01:02.81]But political animosity prevailed upon the stage [01:07.67]Well the one on the right was on the left [01:10.45]And the one in the middle was on the right [01:12.92]And the one on the left was in the middle [01:15.27]And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license [01:20.24] [01:25.60]Well the curtain had ascended [01:27.35] [01:28.01]A hush fell on the crowd [01:30.45]As thousands there were gathered [01:32.85]To hear The folk songs of our land [01:35.06] [01:36.57]But they took their politics seriously [01:39.09]And that night at the concert hall [01:41.43]As the audience watched deliriously [01:44.04]They had a free-for-all [01:45.68] [01:46.35]Well the one on the right was on the bottom [01:48.96]And the one in the middle was on the top [01:51.31]And the one on the left got a broken arm [01:53.94]And the guy in the rear said Oh dear [01:57.34] [02:05.49]Now this should be a lesson [02:07.29] [02:07.92]If you plan to start a folk group [02:10.70]Don't go mixin' politics with the folk songs of our land [02:14.83] [02:16.65]Just work on harmony and diction [02:18.60] [02:19.25]Play your banjo well [02:20.88] [02:21.39]And if you have political convictions [02:23.57] [02:24.42]Keep them to yourself [02:26.39]Now the one on the left works in a bank [02:28.85]And the one in the middle drives a truck [02:31.04]The one on the right's an all-night deejay [02:33.60]And the guy in the rear got drafted