Tom:
Introdução:
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Oh, bums of the earth,
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You got nothing to lose,
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But the chains and the tear gas and the Dick Nixon blues.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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When he first called us bums,
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Didn't know what he meant,
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But the Guard has defined it on the campus at Kent.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Well, Dick loves his soldiers,
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Yes, and he always will,
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And that's why he's sending you off to be killed.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too.
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Why, they're all our kids,
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And they stand straight and tall,
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Yeah, but one of these days, there'll be no more at all.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Well, Cordier and Brewster,
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You can say what you like,
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But just tell Mr. Nixon us bums are on strike.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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From Austin, to Boston,
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And Haverford too,
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From Berkeley to Brooklyn, and Kalamazoo!
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Why, Spiro's no bum,
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I'm sure you'll agree that's true,
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But he sits up nights wondering what Kim's gonna do!
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Well, I hate the system,
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And the system hates me,
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And that's why I'm fighting for my liberty!
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Well now, Mexico's hot,
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And they say Canada's cold,
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So I will stay here and fight if I never get old.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, speak your mind, you can be a bum too.
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Well, power corrupts,
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We know that by heart,
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But you got to admit Nixon had a head start.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, and you'll be a bum too.
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Well, some say his name is Slippery Dick,
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Well, I guess he's no bum, but he sure is some...president.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too.
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Hey, we could spring Huey and Bobby from jail,
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With Julie and Tricia for ransom and bail.
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Hallelujah, I'm a bum,
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Hallelujah for you,
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Hallelujah, keep on breathing, you can be a bum too!