Van Zandt, Townes - Talking KKK Blues Lyrics
Well I was born in Mississippi
On a fine Spring day
I quit second day,
Joined the KKK,
The recruiter said,
You got too damned much education"
I said,
"Please sir, please,
You gotta take me
'Cuz I believe in the bible and democracy
I believe all real Americans oughta be free
I believe in Jesus and the great salvation."
He said,
Said,
"I make a pretty good molotov cocktail, too"
And he said,
"You're in."
Well it's not all the blacks we gotta worry about
It's the poor white trash
Jaqueline Kennedy and John Lindsey
Well he gave me a hood
That looked real neat
Gave me a big ol' long white sheet
It hit the floor and tucked under my feet
He said,
"That's so it won't leave no toe prints."
I said,
"Man, I never did realize that anything could be so secretized."
He said,
"Yes sir, so our breath won't be recognize at the meetings we burn incense."
Said,
"Crap man, that's kinda extreme."
He just grinned and thanked me.
Well I had a bad day when I first started off
I had a miserable failure on my first molotov
Didn't explode and all the fellas scoffed
Through it in a church and it just fizzed
Out comes this boy and he hits me with a right
Then he gives me a left with all of his might
I said,
"Hang on a minute man, you're not supposed to fight."
And my eyes turned as black as his
Damn bully's what he was
And a barbarian
Well now don't ask me how I got to where I am
Working in the office of the head Klan man
Mr. Sheldon 'bout got killed in Birmingham
But he's invincible, pretty near
How I got so important is kinda hard to say
I guess my award kinda paved the way
It's an award you just don't get everyday
They made me Bigot of the Year
'Course, I don't like to brag about it none
It's all in a day's prejudice.
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Van Zandt, Townes Talking KKK Blues Comments
This is great for info sake:He's borrowing/"channeling" A bit of Woody Guthrie/Bob Dylan & A Little Arlo Guthrie for fun here lol
yep a mix of both
HAHAHA! I just listen this for the first time and I am laughing my ass off! Jesus, this is valid for so many people even today!
Even more so today
Well, I brought along some mighty good herb
To the bigots and winos
And the sign that says ''Do not disturb''
A man said to me
''What the hell do you think you're doing
Trying to sell that sh*t here?''
Before the rest of 'em could scream and shout
I said ''Listen, Mr, if you'll just hear me out,
This is the best stuff on the market,
I know you won't hate,
Share it with your friends,
I'm sure they'd appreciate''
The man just looked at me and said
''Well.. I suppose all the winos do is drink wine
And all the bigots do is well.. Whine
Hand me some of that stuff,
And I'll see if I can put a smile on their face''
So, I handed him a sample and he took a puff
He said, ''Hold on there, son
This is pretty good stuff''
He handed it to his friends
And they took a toke
And all the bigots and winos do now
Is laugh and joke
Well, he shook my hand
And I went on my way
With a smile on my face
And pretty good pay
Because I did something good today
I turned around the miserable lives
Of the bigots and winos
lol some of you guy are so fucked in the head this song has nothing to do with racism
It is amazing how many people have low comprehension levels and still think they like TZV. You don't even understand him.
"I figure they've got more bigots here than winos."
You got too damn much education!
I figure they're more bigots here than winos... just kidding, some of my best friends....
next line is they raised the kids to form antifa ,,, and it's all because country joe says the only good commie is one that's dead,, who knew country joe was so smart ,,to bad townes died in a trailer park ..he was a man with lots to say...sad sad day i guess he had a million friends they say and so on and so on,,,,,,,,,
I am reading the comments left below, and I am wondering; weren't you all not listening? This isn't about racism; it is anti - racism!!! He is poking the "BEAR" !!!
grandma they just do not get it but i do hun...godbless u
Onunciate your own words
lol...racism
die barbarian
I love Townes with all my heart, but I've kinda gotta agree with old AB here...this is a pretty dumb song.
go blow daniel carver.
. hahaha. he seems to have touched a nerve with you.
You didn`t dropout of the second grade did ya?????
The problem with irony is that not everyone gets it
jokes about communism are only funny if everyone gets it
Especialy Americans
To believe he's serious is to believe he left 2nd grade to join kkk
Whoa . . . this would be great as a medley with the The Ramone's "The KKK Took My Baby Away."
i remember having a TVZ album called poet that had several artists covering his songs but i was pretty sure it was made after he passed GRHS
the album is "a gentle evening with townes van zandt". On November 26, 1969, Poppy Records held a showcase at New York City's Carnegie Hall. For years, the tape of this show was lost as the little Poppy label was snapped up by larger companies (United Artists and Capitol). Well worth the rediscovery, this concert reveals the 25-year-old Van Zandt singing with a gentle voice -- before it got battered by his hard living.