The Constitution was A noble piece of paper With free society Struggled but it died in vain And now Democracy is ragtime on the corner—unemployed And I’m hopin’ that it rains Been a hopin’ for some rain But it just don’t look like rain I’ve seen the robins Perched in barren treetops They’re watchin’ last-ditch [...]
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