Hereand's to the state of richard nixonphil ochswritten by phil ochs - this song is a rewrite of his earlier song andquot;hereand's to the state of mississippiandquot;hereand's to the state of richard nixonfor underneath his borders the devil draws the lineif you drag his muddy rivers nameless bodies you will findand the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimesand the calendar is lyinand' when it reads the present timeoh, hereand's to the land youand've torn out the heart ofrichard nixon, find yourself another country to be part ofand hereand's to the schools of richard nixonwhere theyand're teachinand' all the children they donand't have to careall the rudiments of hatred are present everywhereand every single classroom is a factory of despairoh, thereand's nobody learninand' such a foreign word as andquot;fairandquot;oh, hereand's to the land youand've torn out the heart ofrichard nixon, find yourself another country to be part ofand hereand's to the laws of richard nixonwhere the wars are fought in secret, pearl harbor every dayhe punishes with income tax that he donand't have to payand heand's tapping his own brother just to hear what he would saybut corruption can be classic in the richard nixon wayoh, hereand's to the land youand've torn out the heart ofrichard nixon find yourself another country to be part ofand hereand's to the churches of richard nixon and billy grahamwhere the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rustand the sunday morninand' sermons pander to their lustall the fallen face of jesus is chokinand' in the dustand heaven only knows in which god they can trustoh, hereand's to the land youand've torn out the heart ofrichard nixon find yourself another country to be part ofand hereand's to the government of richard nixonin the swamp of their bureaucracy theyand're always bogginand' downand criminals are posing as advisors to the crownand they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the soundand the speeches of the president are the ravings of a clownoh, hereand's to the land youand've torn out the heart ofrichard nixon find yourself another country to be part of
