Morrissey - Only A Pawn In Their Game Lyrics






A bullet from the back of a bush Took Medgar Evers' blood
A finger fired the trigger to his name
A handle hid out in the dark
A hand set the spark Two eyes took the aim
Behind a man's brain
But he can't be blamed
He's only a pawn in their game

A South politician preaches to the poor white man
"You got more than the blacks, don't complain
You're better than them, you been born with white skin"
They explain
And the Negro's name Is used, it is plain For the politician's gain
As he rises to fame
And the poor white remains
On the caboose of the train
But it ain't him to blame
He's only a pawn in their game

The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid
And the marshals and cops get the same
But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool
He's taught in his school
From the start by the rule
That the laws are with him
To protect his white skin
To keep up his hate
So he never thinks straight
'Bout the shape that he's in
But it ain't him to blame
He's only a pawn in their game

From the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks
And the hoofbeats pound in his brain
And he's taught how to walk in a pack
Shoot in the back
With his fist in a clinch
To hang and to lynch
To hide 'neath the hood
To kill with no pain
Like a dog on a chain
He ain't got no name
But it ain't him to blame
He's only a pawn in their game

Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught
They lowered him down as a king
But when the shadowy sun sets on the one
That fired the gun He'll see by his grave
On the stone that remains
Carved next to his name
His epitaph plain
Only a pawn in their game





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  1. V.... T....

    BRILLIANT SONG by a Speaking Truth To Power Man!

  2. D.... T....

    They lowered him down like a Kang

  3. D.... T....

    England for the English 👌

  4. H.... K....

    Hijacked For Brit Fashies.

  5. D.... T....

    Hi from Manchester 👌
    This version makes Zimmerman sound shite!

    D.... T....

    Paul Jo's Black Pigeonshite Dice.

    D.... T....

    @H Kay eh?
    Black Pigeon?

  6. j.... S....

    It's not really the craziest thing I've ever witnessed but I never expected to hear Morrissey cover early Dylan:)

  7. J.... B....

    MORRISSEY HAS NOTHING TO SAY ANYMORE Shame on you MOZ. He may as well be singing "All hail plankton!"

  8. j.... ....

    great cover, great song

  9. J.... S....

    The Negroes name is still used for the politicians gain. Democrats, mostly. Black and white Democrats, in fact.

    J.... S....

    Oh, fuck off you delusional twat. Go find an original right-wing talking point on some other YouTube clip.

  10. N.... O....

    And since! I just literally (for REAL OFFICIAL) SAVED YOUR LIFE! Work on I'm NOT SORRY! (We win!) (I remember everything) Love and WAR - OBER OUT!

  11. N.... O....

    Make them a video :OFFICIAL:

  12. N.... O....

    Sept 26! Fucking Traitor! Back Out of ZONE DENVER! IT IS NOT SAFE FOR US!!!!!!!

  13. N.... O....

    Double Take. Not because the first one was inadequate, but in case we loose this one? L____O____L________!

  14. G.... T....

    Whose game is it? You all know, oy vey.

  15. w.... ....

    OMFG Morrissey covering Dylan!! that's like MLK quoting Jesus

  16. D.... K....

    A right wing bigot sings a left wing anthem written by Nobel laureate whose arse he isn't fit to wipe

    D.... K....

    BIGOT? PISS OFF.

  17. p.... l....

    The same guy that wears a fascist pin on American TV, tours with a banner of two Nazi boneheads to promote his song National Front Disco, the man who goes on anti-Islamic tirades is now cosplaying as a woke old white man? Morrissey is like a sexist bro that uses feminism to get in girls’ pants. Enough!

  18. a.... ....

    damien dempsey duet worthy

  19. Q.... A....

    Morrissey is redpilled

  20. v.... ....

    better than the original

  21. A.... S....

    Essa música versão Morrissey ficou ótima

  22. d.... ....

    Moss rewrote and tamed this entire song only by being himself. Absolutely.

  23. R.... F....

    Scottish military tattoo sound. Bob likes those Scottish tunes.

  24. A.... P....

    Morrissey singing Dylan... this cannot be more precious.

  25. P.... L....

    Scary how Dylan's lyrics is still relevant today. In fact damn right depressing.

    Great cover

  26. M.... o....

    Hello there, thank you for posting this track. It is included inside Bob Dylan's Music Box (search for The Bob Dylan Project) Come and join us inside and listen to every song composed, recorded or performed by Bob Dylan, plus all the great covers streaming on YouTube, Spotify, Deezer and SoundCloud.

  27. C.... B....

    Morrissey still writes a good song. These lyrics are excellent. Still got it Mozza!!

    C.... B....

    Chloe Bass Bob Dylan...

    C.... B....

    Bob who??

    C.... B....

    Chloe Bass Mr funny guy

    C.... B....

    California son is even a cover album lol

    C.... B....

    Morrissey is a great songwriter then.

  28. D.... C....

    Well, it's good to know Morrissey has good taste in music, anyway.

    D.... C....

    Yeah., nobody knew until now

  29. J.... B....

    Magisterial!

  30. J.... T....

    https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/06/music-review-morrissey-california-son-protest-music-personal/

  31. d.... w....

    Amazing always thought Morrissey was a morron but if he can compose something like this I take it all back

    d.... w....

    It's a cover of one of Bob Dylans great songs.

  32. R.... E....

    Thanks 4 bringing this song back to the future, Mozz! I was not familiar with the original. Great cover — good vibes!.

  33. F.... ....

    Sounds good but a little too much autotune 😅

    F.... ....

    That's exactly what they said to Dylan!

  34. m.... ....

    the chills, fuck

  35. T.... G....

    Finally Morrissey honours Dylan

  36. J.... M....

    EXCELLENCE

  37. j.... f....

    Dear everyone thumbsdowning this: #fuckU

  38. j.... f....

    Fabulous

  39. a.... ....

    Originally by Bob Dylan. Cool cover.

  40. S.... R....

    Lately Morrissey its been an asshole.

    S.... R....

    Morrissey has always been consistent in his beliefs and has never changed.

  41. B.... F....

    Well done, Moz et al. Adore that percussion. I swear I hear bagpipes ❤️

    B.... F....

    Accordian?

    B.... F....

    Deansheff I don’t know, but whatever it is it gives the song such a rich sound - and with Moz’s full voice, it brings tears to my eyes.

  42. t.... ....

    Superb. Needed this

  43. J.... M....

    If Pitchfork says I shouldn't like this, I'm gonna like this.

    J.... M....

    Who is pitchfork?

    J.... M....

    The Pitchfork review was Stupid. AV Club review makes more sense.

  44. V.... H....

    I'm a libertarian, they call me "alt-right", "fascist", "far-right". But I will not be a pawn in their game. I don't want to rule my equals, I want to set them free.

    V.... H....

    @Rasta Furrian Oh, let me guess, you readed Marx or Keynes and now you think you know everything about economics. Hilarious. Because to be a libertarian this days this is basically the starting point. To have contact with, Marx, Keynes, Neokeynesians, Piketty, some mainstream economists here and there, and then think about it. "This don't seem right". And, well, discussing the value of Ayn Rand is not a new topic for libertarians. She left a big mess behind by associating the heart of the libertarian ideology with a moral judgment. Not that far from what marxists do when they go full class fights, believing the proletarian is altruist by nature and the bourgeoisie is egoist by nature. And naturally the libertarianism always is in constant change, not all variables are predictable. A lot different from marxists for example, since they consider Marx as a big visionary (and he for some reason didn't predicted the dominance of the subjective value over the value of labor) and they don't think they need to work in their economic theory anymore, so they basically focus in the "how to make a revolution" side of their ideology. But no reason to argue with you anymore. You clearly a person impriosoned inside a ideologic cage. You will deny the right to any other ideological doctrine to say anything, and if they say something you agree or do you will say it is not valid. This is the old way to handle politics, this is making war with ideas, and for us this is pointless for the development of mankind.

    V.... H....

    @Victor H. F. A true Libertarian response. A lot of verbiage and no substance. When you establish one Libertarian community, let me know.

    V.... H....

    @Rasta Furrian you just exposed your utilitarian mind. This is the limitation you need to overcome to even understand what we are trying to do.

    V.... H....

    @Victor H. F. "But no reason to argue with you anymore." Then why are you arguing? Oh, that's right, you are a Libertarian. Still no plan?

    V.... H....

    @Rasta Furrian Because you decided to change your battle stance, and this is a sign of a person that is starting to make sense. I just noticed you have 'Rasta' in your name, I can't believe i've been arguing with a person that identifies himself as rastafari, a group that follow and live their ideas. This or you're mocking them really hard. Because using a utilitarian argument as a rastafari is like buying a gun that can shoot against yourself. Thats precisely the reason why the libertanism branched out of the classic liberals. Now this type of argument is usually used by conservatives, classic liberals, progressists and yep, communists, even after their social experiment of implementation of communism failed in all the meanings. But they love to point this gun to the head of the Laissez Faire -based ideologies as conservatives and classic liberals points to theirs. Crazy times we living in.

  45. S.... A....

    I'm impressed by the lyrics of this song & by Morrissey's choice to cover it. Explicitly political song. 🙌💪🎶👍👏

  46. J.... G....

    Viva Morrissey! 🖤

    J.... G....

    Good ol' Morris has friggin' nailed it.

  47. D.... ....

    i have the complete album ,friend :) i share .

  48. A.... R....

    He's put an Irish rebel song twist to it,I like it a lot

    A.... R....

    Great insight you're right

    A.... R....

    After the popdrum rifle reloads of the first verse the accompanying marching beat to the sound of an irish one? M‘s interpretation in my view certainly adds bonus points to this cover 👍

  49. J.... L....

    Its incredible that this song is over 50 years old and is as relevant today, maybe more so, as it was in the 60s. Dylan remains the greatest rock songwriter ever

    J.... L....

    some songs last hundreds of years. 50 ain't much. what so much has happened since then?

  50. d.... b....

    magnifique merci

  51. R.... L....

    Beautiful!!!

  52. S.... a....

    Is it ok for a 45 year old bloke to shed a tear absolutely beautiful song 😢

    S.... a....

    It definately is!

  53. B.... H....

    Zimmerman/Morrissey

  54. B.... C....

    admirable cover of a classic.

  55. F.... G....

    I'm crying...
    Too much beauty!

    F.... G....

    Morrissey gets more and more gorgeous and sexy as he gets older!!!! Fit as fuck! 💕💕💕💕

    F.... G....

    Francesca G. One of the few remaining artists who is unafraid.

  56. P.... A....

    Only today, the white man is taught at school that he's bad and to hate himself - The Pupils Are Afraid Of The Teachers!

    P.... A....

    So true, Peter. Just yesterday I had a conversation with a co-worker who tried to convince me that "they/their" is now a singular pronoun because saying "he/she, his/her" discriminates against transsexuals. Or so she'd heard in a college classroom. In general, professors are teaching students to abandon reason in favor of emotion. It's setting students, and really our whole species, up for failure.

    P.... A....

    Anyone who thinks racism is only committed by whites is not accepting the reality of this world. Racism occurs everywhere and it is growing against whites in many communities.

    P.... A....

    @Jim Berry Of course. But lets' not generalize to the extreme as P.A. did. That´s all. Ok?

    P.... A....

    @screamingswifts Ok. Let's all hope good wins in the end.

    P.... A....

    When's the last time you went to school?

  57. E.... E....

    Great Dylan, Great Moz! 👏👏👏

  58. T.... M....

    One of the best lyrics ever written. Great cover!

    T.... M....

    Yeah true, Tito. The supreme irony is that Dylan had scores of others just as good. Quite interesting that Morrissey covered this song, it's from very early in Bob's career. But knowing Morrissey, I suppose he's listened to all of Bob's records.

  59. D.... ....

    i could listen to Morrissey sing anything

  60. O.... M....

    Genio Morrissey!!

  61. L.... ....

    Wow so many songs released in the last few hours. Superb

  62. N.... t....

    A bullet from the back of a bush
    Took Medgar Evers' blood
    A finger fired the trigger to his name
    A handle hid out in the dark
    A hand set the spark
    Two eyes took the aim
    Behind a man's brain
    But he can't be blamed
    He's only a pawn in their game
    A South politician preaches to the poor white man
    "You got more than the blacks, don't complain
    You're better than them, you been born with white skin, " they explain
    And the Negro's name
    Is used, it is plain
    For the politician's gain
    As he rises to fame
    And the poor white remains
    On the caboose of the train
    But it ain't him to blame
    He's only a pawn in their game
    The deputy sheriffs, the soldiers, the governors get paid
    And the marshals and cops get the same
    But the poor white man's used in the hands of them all like a tool
    He's taught in his school
    From the start by the rule
    That the laws are with him
    To protect his white skin
    To keep up his hate
    So he never thinks straight
    'Bout the shape that he's in
    But it ain't him to blame
    He's only a pawn in their game
    From the poverty shacks, he looks from the cracks to the tracks
    And the hoofbeats pound in his brain
    And he's taught how to walk in a pack
    Shoot in the back
    With his fist in a clinch
    To hang and to lynch
    To hide 'neath the hood
    To kill with no pain
    Like a dog on a chain
    He ain't got no name
    But it ain't him to blame
    He's only a pawn in their game
    Today, Medgar Evers was buried from the bullet he caught
    They lowered him down as a king
    But when the shadowy sun sets on the one
    That fired the gun
    He'll see by his grave
    On the stone that remains
    Carved next to his name
    His epitaph plain
    Only a pawn in their game

    N.... t....

    taha khan a big big thank you for putting up all the lyrics to all these songs 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    N.... t....

    Thanks😃

  63. A.... C....

    Você sempre arrasa! 😍😍😍❤❤❤

  64. w.... k....

    good cover, good music, good beat, good instrumental.

  65. M.... M....

    Morrissey & Dylan!

  66. J.... J....

    I like this

  67. L.... 5....

    Aún más años de música :,)

  68. K.... I....

    Brilliant.

  69. T.... M....

    😮😮😮

  70. S.... H....

    ❤️🇧🇷