We didn't know (LP版)-Tom Paxton

[ti:we didn't know] [ar:Tom Paxton] [al:Ain't That News (US Release)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]We didn't know (我们不知道) (LP版) - Tom Paxton [00:00.58]We didn't know said the Burgomeister [00:02.58]About the camps on the edge of town [00:04.89]It was Hitler and his crew [00:06.87]That tore the German nation down [00:10.01] [00:11.45]We saw the cattle cars it's true [00:13.32]And maybe they carried a Jew or two [00:15.81]They woke us up as they rattled through [00:17.95]But what did you expect me to do [00:20.70]We didn't know at all [00:23.12]We didn't see a thing [00:25.50]You can't hold us to blame [00:27.74]What could we do [00:30.07]It was a terrible shame [00:31.98] [00:32.50]But we can't bear the blame [00:34.71]Oh no not us we didn't know [00:39.56] [00:40.42]We didn't know said the congregation [00:42.75]Singing a hymn in a church of white [00:45.07]The Press was full lf lies about us [00:47.43]Preacher told us we were right [00:49.73]The outside agitators came [00:52.08]They burned some churches and put the blame [00:54.42]On decent southern people's names [00:56.74]To set our colored people aflame [00:59.19]And maybe some of our boys got hot [01:01.54]And a couple of niggers and reds got shot [01:03.84]They should have stayed where they belong [01:06.07]And preacher would've told us if we'd done wrong [01:09.21]We didn't know at all [01:11.40]We didn't see a thing [01:13.78]You can't hold us to blame [01:16.04]What could we do [01:18.12]It was a terrible shame [01:20.31]But we can't bear the blame [01:23.15]Oh no not us we didn't know [01:27.80] [01:28.77]We didn't know said the puzzled voter [01:31.12]Watching the President on TV [01:33.39]I guess we've got to drop those bombs [01:35.68]If we're gonna keep South Asia free [01:38.06]The President's such a peaceful man [01:40.23]I guess he's got some kind of plan [01:42.79]They say we're torturing prisoners of war [01:44.99]But I don't believe that stuff no more [01:47.55]Torturing prisoners is a communist game [01:49.71]And You can bet they're doing the same [01:52.19]I wish this war was over and through [01:54.41]But what do you expect me to do [01:57.70]We didn't know at all [01:59.61]We didn't see a thing [02:02.02]You can't hold us to blame [02:04.21]What could we do [02:06.48]It was a terrible shame [02:08.52]But we can't bear the blame [02:11.33]Oh no not us we didn't know