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Ballad of John McCain

from Songs For Today by David Rovics

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I don't share the affection of the liberals for this particular war criminal.

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John McCain, John McCain
Your grandfather was an admiral And your father was one too
When you turned 17 You knew what to do
You signed up for the Navy So you could make it rain
Kill innocent civilians Dropping bombs from planes John McCain
On your military service You then made a run
You got into the Congress In 1981
In the halls of the Senate You had only just arrived
When you were caught up in corruption One of the Keating 5
What should have been a loss You turned into a gain
Not quite sure how you did it The innocence you feigned
You were the hero in the Senate Who had survived the war
The one who would explain to them What we were fighting for
For each act of aggression You would cheer along
You'd go visit the troops And sing your military songs
You'd thank them for their service And then you'd watch them die
As they fought for corporations Launching missiles from the sky
To the streets below Which would be covered with the stains
The blood of the innocent Running down the drains
You voted for austerity And every free trade deal
You never met an oil well You didn't think that you should steal
About the poverty around you You never did a thing
Except more military spending And less of everything
That matters to the people Who want a peaceful place to be
Without some war-crazed Senator Calling them his enemy
You called yourself a maverick Whatever the heck that meant
You had lofty aspirations To be the US president
Now your dead, it's over Your terroristic reign
Too bad about The cancer in your brain

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from Songs For Today, released June 21, 2019

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David Rovics Portland, Oregon

Singer/songwriter, writer, podcaster (on Spotify, Substack & Patreon), anarchist, dad, lover of life.

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