The re-writing of Historical fact by the Texas school board is disturbing. Placing oneself on the side of McCarthyism is even more so. Denial of what happened in Katrina and whats happening to our planet is even more dangerous.
folk rock
protest songs
john lee hooker
roger john
Story behind the song
When school boards decide to write Historical fact based on Bias because of political leanings we know one thing, something bad is afoot.
Lyrics
Now way down in Texas they got a new story,
About all the history they love and deplore.
That there was no slave trade but a triangle connection
That gave free passage and then room and board.
And old Joe MCCarthy caught the gays and the commies
And rounded them up like cattle and sheep.
Played a mighty fine tune right their in the congress
I even heard Ole Joe lIed in his sleep.
AInt no such thing as a globbally warming,
Aint no such thing as a mighty big storm
And the walls didnt fal lwhen Katrina came calling
Get down on your knees and praise the lord.
Now theres somehow there saying in a world of imperfects,
Intelligent design Thats some 4000 years old
No ape and no moneky we are as we were then
Created from Dirt and the rib for the gal
And Fred Flinstone and Barney and Betty and Wilma
They rode on them Dinos to work and to play
Now anyone want to tell me how a comicbook becomes fact
Can only happen in he good Us of A.
Now if that old God he still be alive now
And looking Down from Heaven at all that we done
You know hes just got to be a thinknig
Maybe its time to end what I begun