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Strychnine Hill Strychnine HillMore Like This
They awoke us, sojourning at four in the morning.
We assembled out by the well.
They stressed the importance, by the light of their torches,
That we go with them to Strychnine Hill.
We left our belongings, work-places and lodgings,
And followed them out to the rails.
We were not distressed, for the soldiers professed
That the place was no longer a jail.
The rumbling cars, 'neath the moon and the stars,
Raced on into the night.
The women rode on as
The Men of Yesterday The Men of YesterdayMore Like This
They sought'em a knee-jerk reaction
By quoting the scriptures so dire.
They sought'em a knee-jerk reaction
By yellin' of God and his fire.
The same men who played with the scriptures
Are the ones who now play with the polls;
And they seek'em a knee-jerk reaction
From the ones who'll do what they're told.
They sought'em a knee-jerk reaction
By drummin' up fear for a man.
They sought'em a knee-jerk reaction
By yellin' as loud as they can.
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