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The Flag Desecration Rag
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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
Charts
Peak #138
Peak in subgenre #27
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 10.2 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
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They tried to pass an amendment in the U.S. Congress Seems these thugs have some grievance to redress They said we all must pledge allegiance, 'cause that is what they need We may not desecrate their symbol of hypocrisy and greed (Chorus) But the flag is just a rag (2x) Just a worn-out, tired, dirty, blood-soaked rag Pledge allegiance to the symbol, well how about the deed Allegiance to democracy or blind authority It's a flag of war from L.A. to Vietnam It desecrates itself each time the Air Force drops a bomb Chorus Like they say in Mexico*, "Yankee Go Home" Uncle Sam and his club thinks the world's there to roam And to make the point well they do the traditional thing Light a match and let freedom ring Chorus So burn it, stomp it, tear it up or at least hang it upside-down Tie it to your foot and drag it on the ground Let everybody know how many lives are gone 'Cause of idiots who said, "My country right or wrong" Chorus *Fill in the blank (i.e., Serbia, Puerto Rico, Big Mountain, Iraq, Colombia, etc.) ---- Created December, 1998 Copyright David Rovics 1998, all rights reserved
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