Listen Mr. Bilbo

Listen Mr. Bilbo - Pete Seeger

Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me

I'll give you a lesson in history

Listen and I'll tell you

That the foreigners you hate are

The very same people made America great

In 1492 just to see what he could see

Columbus an Italian looked out across the sea

He said Isabella babe the world is round

And the USA's just a-waiting to be found

In 1609 on a bright summer's day

The Half Moon anchored in New York Bay

Henry Hudson a Dutchman took a good look around

He said "Boys this is gonna be a helluva town"

Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me

Give you a lesson in history

Listen and I'll tell you

That the foreigners you hate are

The very same people made America great

When the King of England started pushing Yankees around

We had a little trouble up in Boston town

There was a brave Negro

Crispus Attucks was the man

The first one to fall when the shooting began

Colin Kelly was a pilot flying down low

Levine pushed the button that let the bomb go

They sunk the Haruna to the bottom of the sea

It was foreigners like these kept America free

Now Bilbo you're taking one heck of a chance

Your good friends the Duponts

Came over from France

Another thing I'm certain will be news to you

The first Mister Bilbo was a foreigner too

Yeah you don't like Negroes you don't like Jews

If there is anyone you do like it sure is news

You don't like Poles Italians Catholics too

Is it any wonder Bilbo that we don't like you

Oh listen Mr Bilbo listen to me

I'll give you a lesson in history

Listen and I'll tell you

That the foreigners you hate

Are the very same people made America great