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UNAMERICAN

by Cletus Got Shot

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1.
Jim Crow 05:34
In the south there lives a man, ten feet tall with blood red hands; and he never, no never loses control. He is gracious to the poor. He never asked for any more. For a dollar a day, you can be his modern slave. Old Jim Crow is his name. He ran this town with no shame. He is the law and the law is here for him. There is no working class; just the ash of the working poor. If you had a boss, your boss was Old Jim Crow. Old Jim Crow is a ruthless man. All that he knows is the Ku Klux Klan. Old Jim he up and died; a bullet in his eye. You might have killed the man, but his spirit flies on. Well, if you want your life back, then don’t ask Jim for jack. Cause he’ll never lift a hand for you. Old Jim Crow is a ruthless man. All that he knows is the Ku Klux Klan. Old Jim Crow is a ruthless man. All that he knows is the Ku Klux Klan. In the south there lived a man, ten feet tall with blood red hands; and he never no never lost control...
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Unamerican 03:09
I was walking down the road minding my own, singing along to the radio; when a suit-and-tie came up to me. He said, “hey boy get a job; join the force of the working kind”. I said, “No. I think I’ll keep my soul.” It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to think for yourself. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to want something else. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...but I don’t care, 'cause I’m a radical and I speak my mind. Then the suit-and-tie gave me a speech. “Why don’t you join our family? All you gotta do is walk in line.” But the line that he’s walking leans to the right; too many guns, too many fights. I know how many men have lost their lives. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to think for yourself. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to want something else. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...but I don’t care, 'cause I’m a radical and I speak my mind. After two long hours of talking hard, politics left to the right. He asked me, “Son, do you lean to the left?” I said, “No sir, I don’t lean. I stand up straight and I walk my way. It ain’t the left wing or the right wing; it’s the whole damn bird!” It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to think for yourself. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...to want something else. It’s UNAMERICAN! ...but I don’t care, 'cause I’m a radical and I speak my mind.
3.
Union Town 03:03
Dig deeper in the coal mine, deeper in the ground. Keep your mouth sealed shut and your head hanging low. Listen to the sound of the working class breaking its back. The preacher’s always screaming that your mansion’s in the sky. That’s good for the saints but not a working guy. Stand up hand in hand for Union Town. Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one. Oh, the day the company man burned Union Town. The bosses at the top say dig a little deeper, 'cause the mansions at the top need to get a little bigger; squeeze every penny they can from the sweat of your brow. Five weeks long the workers stood strong. But the boss man said “Today is the day” The day that the company man burned Union Town. Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one. Oh, the day the company man burned Union Town. Throw down your shovels and throw down your picks. Are you really making money if your kid’s still sick? It doesn’t matter where you are; this is your home town. Every man in every town, we can all light a fire they can’t burn down. Take down the company man that rapes your town. Oh, the fire rages on but we all stand as one. Oh, the day that Union Town burned the company man. The day that Union Town burned the company man.
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If you walked my road with no shoes on your feet, you’d probably feel the way I do. If you lived my life from day to day, you’d probably say, Lord, why me? I work these hands to bleed, 'cause I’ve got mouths to feed. I work these hands to bleed, and I say, “Lord why me?” I pray to God for a shirt on my back, my wife by my side, food on our plates. I’ll try my best to keep my mouth shut. I’ll do my part if you do yours. I work these hands to bleed, 'cause I’ve got mouths to feed. I work these hands to bleed, and I say, “Lord why me?” I did my part, I played by your rules. Never got my shirt, never got my shoes. If you won’t help, well I know who will: the neighbor to my left, the neighbor to my right. I work these hands to bleed, 'cause I’ve got mouths to feed. I work these hands to bleed, and I say, “Lord I’m glad I’m me.”
5.
Drinkin' Tea 04:38
She’s drinkin' tea and leavin' me for some damn hippie down on Dickson. While I sit here and cry in my last lonely beer, it’s all gloom despair and agony on me. So why’d she go and leave me like she did? Knowing everything she knows about the crops and the kids. She knows I can’t get away to go and chase her down. So she spends her day running all over town. She’s drinkin tea and leavin me for some damn hippie down on Dickson. While I sit here and cry in my last lonely beer, it’s all gloom despair and agony on me. I don’t feel at home when I’m in the city. These guitars and Cadillacs that ain’t the life for me. I know this old farmhouse it don’t look too pretty, but it’s the only thing that’s all I know you see. She’s drinkin tea and leavin me for some damn hippie down on Dickson. While I sit here and cry in my last lonely beer. It’s all gloom despair and agony on me.
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The lights of the strip mall go marching on, from sea to shining sea. The Wal-Mart sign stays on all night, making the poor to feed the poor. You’re taking the bus to the midnight shift, and you never get to sleep at night. That’s okay cause you’ll drink away all your overdue overtime pay. Oh it’s the end of America’s dreams. Oh say goodbye to your middle class means. Your father said you can be what you want to be, a rodeo clown or the president. But the school bell rings, and you're 45; two kids in a house you can’t afford. You’re dancing America’s two-step, working 55 hours a week. But don’t you fret cause I’ll make a bet that you’re holy life’s a Hollywood set. Oh it’s the end of America’s dreams. Oh say goodbye to your middle class means. Welcome to the new state, the poor and broken down. Alley ways and long hard days, no home to call your own. You may feel rejected, cold and all alone. But I’m telling you son that you’re not done, it’s a whole new family. Oh it’s the end of America’s dreams. Oh say goodbye to your middle class means.
8.
Lady Liberty 05:31
She’s like a stained glass window shattered on a broken dream. She, she smiles at no one, just a flicker in her eyes with the sun. While the cold darkness surrounds, and the calm it stands, it stands at her feet. Lady Liberty is playing with a pretty razor in her hand.
9.
Business End 02:19
When I was a little girl just about 21, my mama says if you get a man you better get a gun. Because he’ll do you good and treat you right till the day that you are wed. The he’ll stay drunk and gone all night and beat you till you’re dead. So you better learn the business end of that barrel. Learn which way to point that gun. Learn the business end of that barrel. There’s gonna come a time when you can’t run. One time my daddy says to me, son when you’re a man, there’s gonna come a time when you have to take a stand. You shouldn’t ever pick a fight, but neither should you run. Be sure you know you’re in the right, 'cause killin ain’t no fun. So you better learn the business end of that barrel. Learn which way to point that gun. Learn the business end of that barrel. There’s gonna come a time when you can’t run. Now Uncle Sam has got us all backed against the wall. If we’re gonna keep our freedom we’re gonna have to stand up tall. 'Cause money is the only law that’s left here in our home. Get up and join us now you all and we’ll take back our own. So you better learn the business end of that barrel. Learn which way to point that gun. Learn the business end of that barrel. There’s gonna come a time when you can’t run.
10.
El Diablo 04:06
Some people call me good. Some people call me bad. Some people call me and I always come. Some people need me. Some people want me. If you think you don’t, don’t worry 'cause you will soon. Soy Diablo. Eres Diablo. I’m you, and you’re me. We’re all burning in hell. When I come to your call you got nothing at all, sitting all alone singing poor me. Make a deal with me and when we come to agree, we’ll shake hands and you’ll see that I’m you and you’re me. Soy Diablo. Eres Diablo. I’m you, and you’re me. We’re all burning in hell. So you say you’re religious, praying woe is me. I don’t care what you call it, 'cause you’re all going down with me. The only god I know is the same I just told; you and me, me and you, mankind, we’re all burning in hell. Soy Diablo. Eres Diablo. I’m you, and you’re me. We’re all burning in hell.
11.
Fight Song 01:58
We' re driving from town to town singing these same old protest songs night after night, for a rowdy punk-rock crowd Well lift up your hands and scream with me saying power to the poor, and we open the door to the world with our fists raised high. We're gonna fight, fight fight until we die We're gonna fight, fight fight until we die tonight. We hang out after the show drinking beers and talking trash up with the poor down with the Man our Uncle Sam. We leave the bar at night we see the same lie after lie Buy Here Save Here ...live less. We're gonna fight, fight fight until we die We're gonna fight, fight fight until we die tonight.

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The second album from Fayetteville, Arkansas based punk/acoustic band Cletus Got Shot. It is full of intense, passionate songs with underlying themes of social justice, class consciousness, and protest.
After the release party on June 19th,2010, the entire album will be available for download, and you can name your price.

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released June 19, 2010

All songs written and performed by Cletus Got Shot

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