Listen, Mister Bilbo Lyrics
Listen, Mister Bilbo - Pete Seeger
Lyrics by：Robert Claiborne/Adrienne Claiborne
Composed by：Robert Claiborne/Adrienne Claiborne
Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me
I'll give you a lesson in history
Listen and I'll show 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 set anchor in old 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
I'll give you a lesson in history
Listen and I'll show 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
Was the first one to fall when the fighting 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 those kept America free
Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me
I'll give you a lesson in history
Listen and I'll show you that the foreigners you hate
Are the very same people made America great
Now Bilbo you're taking one heck of a chance
Your good friends the Duponts came over from France
Another thing I'm sure will be news to you
The first Mister Bilbo was a foreigner too
Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me
I'll give you a lesson in history
Listen and I'll show you that the foreigners you hate
Are the very same people made America great
Well 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
Listen Mr Bilbo listen to me
I'll give you a lesson in history
Listen and I'll show you that the foreigners you hate
Are the very same people made America great