Tell 'Em the Truth

The tragic victim of drug abuse
Has now been spared for a higher use
They were ready to cook my goose
But God had other plans
"He works in mysterious ways, Jimmy."
I feel like something inside has stirred
At long, long last may the truth be heard
Go forth, Jimmy, and spread the word
From sea to shining sea
You have been set free
Free to tell
The truth about the wisdom we have learned...
Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth
Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh
All about the demon weed
How it grows from a demon seed
"Indeed!"
That pungent smoke will rot your brain
Till you're incurably insane
Trust me to tell them the...
Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth
Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh
With voices raised in song
We're banishing the bong!
"So long!"
Our children teeter on the brink
We need to teach them what to think
Trust us to tell them the truth
We've got to capture the nation's ear
Spread the word 'cross the hemisphere
But there are only four people here
And one of us is lame!
"Not to worry, Jimmy!"
We'll use the papers of Mr. Hearst
Flood the airwaves until they burst
With catchy slogans, we've all rehearsed
And iconography!
It's Uncle Sam...
George Washington...
And Lady Liberty!
Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth
Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh
Just who to demonize
What politics to despise
"Get wise!"
We're taking down the fingerprints of
Jazz musicians and immigrants
Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)
The truth, truth, truth
Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh
The A-B-C's of spin
And turning your neighbors in
"Or kin!"
It's all comes down to apple pie
George Washington would never lie
Trust us to tell them (Gonna tell 'em)
The truth, truth, truth
Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh
Let ev'ry sir and ma'am
Obey their Uncle Sam
"Hot damn!"
That famous finger's set to point:
I want you to drop that joint!
(The following is sung in tandem)
Trust us to tell them(Gonna tell 'em)
The truth, truth, truth
Give me your tired
Give me your poor
Give me your huddled masses
Yearning to breathe free
Of reefer smoke!
Freedom! Freedom!
Freedom!
I love you Romeo
Please wait for me Juliet
Okay
One day ill get cancer or hit by a train!
And well be reunited in heaven!
It's time for parents to take a stand
For the preservation of this great land
Till the things that scare us are burned or banned
Or smashed to smithereens!
And once the reefer has been destroyed
We'll start on Darwin and Sigmund Freud
And sex depicted on celluloid
And communists and queens
When danger's near, exploit their fear
The end will justify the means!