《We didn’t know(LP版)》歌词

[00:00:00] We didn't know - Tom Paxton

[00:00:00] We didn't know said the Burgomeister

[00:00:02] About the camps on the edge of town

[00:00:04] It was Hitler and his crew

[00:00:06] That tore the German nation down

[00:00:11] We saw the cattle cars it's true

[00:00:13] And maybe they carried a Jew or two

[00:00:15] They woke us up as they rattled through

[00:00:17] But what did you expect me to do

[00:00:20] We didn't know at all

[00:00:23] We didn't see a thing

[00:00:25] You can't hold us to blame

[00:00:27] What could we do

[00:00:30] It was a terrible shame

[00:00:32] But we can't bear the blame

[00:00:34] Oh no not us we didn't know

[00:00:40] We didn't know said the congregation

[00:00:42] Singing a hymn in a church of white

[00:00:45] The Press was full lf lies about us

[00:00:47] Preacher told us we were right

[00:00:49] The outside agitators came

[00:00:52] They burned some churches and put the blame

[00:00:54] On decent southern people's names

[00:00:56] To set our colored people aflame

[00:00:59] And maybe some of our boys got hot

[00:01:01] And a couple of niggers and reds got shot

[00:01:03] They should have stayed where they belong

[00:01:06] And preacher would've told us if we'd done wrong

[00:01:09] We didn't know at all

[00:01:11] We didn't see a thing

[00:01:13] You can't hold us to blame

[00:01:16] What could we do

[00:01:18] It was a terrible shame

[00:01:20] But we can't bear the blame

[00:01:23] Oh no not us we didn't know

[00:01:28] We didn't know said the puzzled voter

[00:01:31] Watching the President on TV

[00:01:33] I guess we've got to drop those bombs

[00:01:35] If we're gonna keep South Asia free

[00:01:38] The President's such a peaceful man

[00:01:40] I guess he's got some kind of plan

[00:01:42] They say we're torturing prisoners of war

[00:01:44] But I don't believe that stuff no more

[00:01:47] Torturing prisoners is a communist game

[00:01:49] And You can bet they're doing the same

[00:01:52] I wish this war was over and through

[00:01:54] But what do you expect me to do

[00:01:57] We didn't know at all

[00:01:59] We didn't see a thing

[00:02:02] You can't hold us to blame

[00:02:04] What could we do

[00:02:06] It was a terrible shame

[00:02:08] But we can't bear the blame

[00:02:11] Oh no not us we didn't know