Afternoon Matinee: Protest - I Kill Therefore I Am

Performed by Phil Ochs

Meet the king of cowboys, he rides a pale pony

He fights the bad boys brings them to their knees

He patrols the highways from the air

He keeps the country safe from long hair

I am the masculine American man

I kill, therefore I am.

I don't like the black man, for he doesn't know his place

Take the back of my hand or I'll spray you with my mace

I'm as brave as any man can be

I find my courage through chemistry

I am the masculine American man

I kill, therefore I am.

I don't like the students now, they don't have no respect

They don't like to work now, I think I'll wring their necks

They call me pig, although I'm underpaid

I'll show those faggots that I'm not afraid

I am the masculine American man

I kill, therefore I am.

Farewell to the gangsters we don't need them anymore

We've got the police force, they're the ones who break the law

He's got a gun and he's a hater

He shoots first, he shoots later

I am the masculine American man

I kill, therefore I am.

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