Dear Mr. President-Tom Glazer

[ti:Dear Mr. President] [ar:Woody Guthrie] [al:Woody Guthrie and American Folk Giants, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Dear Mr. President (亲爱的总统先生) - Tom Glazer [00:09.06]Dear Mr President I set me down [00:11.09]To send you greetings from my home town [00:13.03]And send you best wishes from all the friends I know [00:15.35]In Texas Alabama Ohio [00:17.43] [00:18.13]And affiliated [00:19.02] [00:20.37]I'm an ordinary guy worked most of my life [00:22.68]Sometime I'll settle down with my kids and wife [00:24.71]And I like to see a movie or take a little drink [00:26.93]I like being free to say what I think [00:28.71] [00:29.33]Sort of runs in the family [00:30.66] [00:31.40]My grandpa crossed the ocean for the same reason [00:34.05] [00:35.72]Now I hate Hitler and I can tell you why [00:37.92]He's caused lots of good folks to suffer and die [00:40.36]He's got a way of shoving folks around [00:42.31]I figure it's about time we slapped him down [00:44.20]Give him a dose of his own medicine [00:45.79] [00:46.88]Lead poisoning [00:47.99] [00:49.84]Now Mr President [00:51.19]We haven't always agreed in the past I know [00:53.46]But that ain't at all important now [00:55.62]What is important is what we got to do [00:57.40]We got to lick Mr hitler and until we do [00:59.62]Other things can wait [01:00.51] [01:02.33]In other words first we got a skunk to skin [01:04.70] [01:06.59]War means overtime and higher prices [01:08.43]But we're all willing to make sacrifices [01:10.50]Hell I'd even stop fighting with my motherinlaw [01:12.65]'Cause we need her too to win the war [01:14.32] [01:15.19]Old battle ax [01:16.34] [01:17.90]Now as I think of our great land [01:19.57]Of the cities and towns and farming land [01:21.61]There's so many good people working every day [01:23.89]I know it ain't perfect but it will be some day [01:26.07]Just give us a little time [01:27.12] [01:28.17]This is the reason that I want to fight [01:30.12]Not because every thing's perfect or every thing's right [01:32.39]No it's just the opposite I'm fighting because I want [01:34.42]A better America with better laws [01:36.38] [01:37.23]And better homes and jobs and schools [01:39.20]And no more Jim crow and no more rules [01:41.48]Like [01:41.71] [01:42.54]You can't ride on this train 'cause you're a negro [01:44.85] [01:45.72]You can't live here 'cause you're a jew [01:47.54] [01:48.51]You can't work here 'cause you're a union man [01:50.64] [01:52.27]There's a line keeps running through my head [01:54.47]I think it was something joe louis once said [01:56.66] [01:57.36]Said there's lots of things wrong [01:58.70]But Hitler won't help 'em [02:00.02] [02:02.21]Now Mr President [02:03.02] [02:03.58]You're commanderinchief of our armed forces [02:06.04]Ships and planes and the tanks and horses [02:08.11]I guess you know best just where I can fight [02:10.41]All I want to be is situated right [02:12.31]To do the most damage [02:13.22] [02:14.45]I never was one to try and shirk [02:16.62]And let the other fellow do all the work [02:18.65]So when the time comes I'll be on hand [02:20.67]And make good use of these two hands [02:23.30]Quit playing this banjo around with the boys [02:25.60]And exchange it for something that makes more noise [02:27.66] [02:29.44]So Mr President [02:30.56] [02:31.96]We've got this one big job to do [02:33.95]That's lick Mr Hitler and when we're through [02:36.07]Let no one else ever take his place [02:38.17]To trample down the human race [02:39.94] [02:40.97]So what I want is you to give me a gun [02:42.80]So we can hurry up and get the job done