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Song for Boxcar Betty
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Peak in subgenre #175
Author
David Rovics
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David Rovics 2000 All Rights Reserved
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June 16, 2005
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MP3 9.1 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
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I've got no time for the aisles of fashion Or the bikinis of Malibu Beach Don't take me to where the pool water's splashing Where everybody's skin is soft as a peach The woman for me doesn't live in a mansion Taking baths in a hot tub, drinking whiskey and cream The woman for me is a fighter with passion Boxcar Betty is the woman of my dreams (chorus) She was a hobo and a tramp And a rebel through and through Boxcar Betty, I am yours For the OBU She refused to marry rich Or kiss anybody's ass She was proud to be a union woman And a leader of the working class She hopped the freights from state to state With revolution in her eyes 'Cause she couldn't stand to hear the sound Of a hungry child's cries (chorus) Boxcar Betty didn't give a damn About what some people said They called her a free lover They called her a dirty red But if I could do anything in life I would hope to make my stand Hanging around the jungles As Boxcar Betty's right-hand man (chorus) ---- Created December, 1998 Copyright David Rovics 1998, all rights reserved
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