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Lead Belly sings about Mr. Hitler (1942)
mardi 26 mars 2019, 18:00 , par BoingBoing
My favorite blues singer Huddie William Ledbetter (1888-1949), aka Lead Belly, sung about traditional blues topics like relationships, prison, and poverty, but he also wrote about current events and newsmakers of the day, from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Jean Harlow to the Scottsboro Boys. In 1942, Lead Belly wrote this tune, 'Mr. Hitler.' Here are the lyrics:
Hiltler started out in 1932 Hiltler started out in 1932 When he started out, he took the homes from the Jews We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground someday. When Hitler started out, he took the Jews from their homes When Hitler started out, he took the Jews from their homes That's one thing Mr. Hitler you know you done wrong. We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground someday. You ain't no iron, you ain't no solid rock You ain't no iron, you ain't no solid rock but we American people say 'Mr. Hitler you is got to stop!' We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground someday. Mr. Hitler we're gonna tear your playhouse down Mr. Hitler we're gonna tear your playhouse down you been flyin' mighty high, but you're on your last go round. We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground someday. Mr. Hitler, you know you ain't so keen Mr. Hitler, you know you ain't so keen But we American people say you're the biggest liar they ever seen. We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down We're gonna tear Hitler down someday. We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground We're gonna bring him to the ground someday. (Thanks, Bob Pescovitz!)
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