Lingbergh - Woody Guthrie

Mr. Charlie Lindbergh, he flew to old Berlin

Got him a big Iron Cross, and he flew right back again

To Washington, Washington

Mrs. Charlie Lindbergh, she come dressed in red

Said, «I'd like to sleep in that pretty White House bed

In Washington, Washington.»

Lindy said to Annie: «We'll get there by and by

But we’ll have to split the bed up with Wheeler, Clark, and Nye

In Washington, Washington.»

Hitler wrote to Lindy, said «Do your very worst,»

Lindy started an outfit that he called America First

In Washington, Washington

All around the country, Lindbergh he did fly

Gasoline was paid for by Hoover, Clark, and Nye

In Washington, Washington

Lindy said to Hoover: «We'll do the same as France:

Make a deal with Hitler, and then we’ll get our chance

In Washington, Washington

Then they had a meetin', and all the Firsters come

Come on the walk and they come on the run

In Washington, Washington

Yonder comes Father Coughlin, wearin' the silver chain

Cash on his stomach and Hitler on the brain

In Washington, Washington

Mister John L. Lewis would sit and straddle the fence

His daughter signed with Lindbergh, and we ain’t seen her since

In Washington, Washington

Hitler said to Lindy: «Stall 'em all you can

Gonna bomb Pearl Harbor with the help of old Japan.»

In Washington, Washington

Then on a December mornin', the bombs come from Japan

Wake Island and Pearl Harbor, kill fifteen hundred men

Washington, Washington

Now Lindy tried to join the army, but they wouldn’t let 'im in

'Fraid he’d sell to Hitler a few more million men

In Washington, Washington

So I’m gonna tell you people, if Hitler’s gonna be beat

The common working people have got to take the seat

In Washington, Washington

And I’m gonna tell you workers, 'fore you cash in your checks:

They say America First, but they mean America Next

In Washington, Washington