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mama's making mimeos. pete's on the stereo, singing 'bout freedom, bugs in the bedroom, big investigation - danger to the nation, search and seizure, better buy a lawyer, "we know you're a member, "saw you under cover, "are you hiding evidence?", none of this makes any sense, they called the fbi, i had to disappear, called the g-men, t-men, see-you-at-the-scene men, told 'em i was hiding here, they could fingerprint my heart, i knew it from the start, ain't no place for a face to hide, from god and the fbi, commies, pinkos, reds at the windows, foreign agitators running elevators, j. edgar hoover in a pink tutu, investigating anyone who thinks like you, welcome to the fifties, you look a little shifty, they called the fbi, i had to disappear, called the g-men, t-men, see-you-at-the-scene men, told 'em i was hiding here, they could fingerprint my heart, i knew it from the start, ain't no hole for a soul to hide, from god and the fbi, stay flat, don't rat, what's a proletariat?, stalin was a democrat - washington is where it's at, every politician is a sewer of ambition, hide me, hide you - better hide the baby too, "we demand an interview, "how long have you been a jew?, "we can make you testify, "freedom is no alibi", they called the fbi, i had to disappear, called the g-men, t-men, see-you-at-the-scene men, told 'em i was hiding here, they could fingerprint my heart, i knew it from the start, ain't no place for a face to hide, from god and the fbi

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Artist: janis ian