《Dear Mr. President》歌词

[00:00:00] Dear Mr. President (亲爱的总统先生) - Pete Seeger (皮特·西格)/Almanac Singers

[00:00:05] Written by：Pete Seeger

[00:00:10] Dear Mr. President I set me down

[00:00:11] To send you greetings from my home town

[00:00:13] And send you best wishes from all the friends I know

[00:00:16] In Texas Alabama Ohio

[00:00:19] And affiliated

[00:00:21] I'm an ordinary guy worked most of my life

[00:00:23] Sometime I'll settle down with my kids and wife

[00:00:25] And I like to see a movie or take a little drink

[00:00:27] I like being free to say what I think

[00:00:29] Sort of runs in the family

[00:00:31] My grandpa crossed the ocean for the same reason

[00:00:36] Now I hate Hitler and I can tell you why

[00:00:38] He's caused lots of good folks to suffer and die

[00:00:40] He's got a way of shoving folks around

[00:00:42] I figure it's about time we slapped him down

[00:00:44] Give him a dose of his own medicine

[00:00:47] Lead poisoning

[00:00:50] Now Mr. President we haven't always agreed in the past I know

[00:00:53] But that ain't at all important now

[00:00:55] What is important is what we got to do

[00:00:57] We got to lick Mr. Hitler and until we do

[00:00:59] Other things can wait

[00:01:02] In other words first we got a skunk to skin

[00:01:06] War means overtime and higher prices

[00:01:08] But we're all willing to make sacrifices

[00:01:10] Hell I'd even stop fighting with my mother in law

[00:01:12] 'Cause we need her too to win the war

[00:01:15] Old battle axe

[00:01:17] Now as I think of our great land

[00:01:19] Of the cities and towns and farming land

[00:01:21] There's so many good people working every day

[00:01:23] I know it ain't perfect but it will be some day

[00:01:25] Just give us a little time

[00:01:27] This is the reason that I want to fight

[00:01:29] Not because everything's perfect or everything's right

[00:01:31] No it's just the opposite I'm fighting because I want

[00:01:34] A better America with better laws

[00:01:36] And better homes and jobs and schools

[00:01:38] And no more Jim crow and no more rules

[00:01:40] Like you can't ride on this train 'cause you're a negro

[00:01:45] You can't live here 'cause you're a Jew

[00:01:47] You can't work here 'cause you're a union man

[00:01:51] There's a line keeps running through my head

[00:01:53] I think it was something Joe Louis once said

[00:01:56] Said there's lots of things wrong

[00:01:57] But Hitler won't help 'em

[00:02:01] Now Mr. President you're commander in chief of our armed forces

[00:02:04] Ships and planes and the tanks and horses

[00:02:06] I guess you know best just where I can fight

[00:02:09] All I want to be is situated right

[00:02:11] To do the most damage

[00:02:13] I never was one to try and shirk

[00:02:15] And let the other fellow do all the work

[00:02:17] So when the time comes I'll be on hand

[00:02:19] And make good use of these two hands

[00:02:22] Quit playing this banjo around with the boys

[00:02:24] And exchange it for something that makes more noise

[00:02:28] So Mr. President we've got this one big job to do

[00:02:32] That's lick Mr. Hitler and when we're through

[00:02:34] Let no one else ever take his place

[00:02:36] To trample down the human race

[00:02:39] So what I want is you to give me a gun

[00:02:41] So we can hurry up and get the job done