Worker slaving on the job,
Strike a coming, boss a slob,
Should I stay or join the mob,
Love me, love me.
Collie lying in a bed,
Wished he had a piece of bread,
Better off if he was dead,
Love me, love me.
Unwed mother in a shack,
Baby boy whose name is Mack,
Trying hard to make it back,
Love me, love me.
A president with legislation,
No time here for hesitation,
Will it help or hurt the nation,
Love me, love me.
Boy soldier on a hill,
Enemy there he’s gotta kill,
No time left for Jack and Jill,
Love me, love me.
Thinking ’bout the folks back home,
Thinking where he used to roam,
Can’t stop the blood, can’t stop the foam,
Love me, love me.
Dying slowly on that hill,
Got no time to make a will,
God forgive me for my kill,
Love me, love me.
Dead eyes staring at the sky,
A telegram that doesn’t lie,
O Lord why did I have to die,
Love me, love me.
Dirty hunkies in the bar,
Hates us Jiggs but worships par,
Expects us blacks to fight his war,
Love me, love me.
Who says I look just like a monkey,
How did I get to be a junkie?
Must have been some rotton hunkie,
Love me, love me.
Wait until we get back,
No more livin’ in that shack,
Gonna buy that Cadillac,
Love me, love me.
All who walk this earth today,
Be his color what it may,
Have this tiny thing say,
Love me, love me.