Love Me, I’m a
limalelei
Saunia e Phil Ochs
I cried when they shot
Medgar Evers
Na tafe ifo loimata i lo'u tua
I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy
E pei ua maliu lo'u tama
Ae na maua e Malcolm X le mea o loʻo oʻo mai
Na ia maua le mea na ia talosagaina i lenei taimi
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
I go to civil rights
faʻasologa
And I put down the old D.A.R.
I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy
I hope every colored boy becomes a star
But don’t talk about revolution
That’s going a little bit too far
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
I cheered when Humphrey
na filifilia
My faith in the system restored
I’m glad the commies were thrown out
of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board
I love Puerto Ricans and Negros
as long as they don’t move next door
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
The people of old
Misisipi
Should all hang their heads in shame
I can’t understand how their minds work
What’s the matter don’t they watch Les Crain?
But if you ask me to bus my children
I hope the cops take down your name
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
I read New republic and
mālō
I’ve learned to take every view
You know, I’ve memorized Lerner and Golden
I feel like I’m almost a Jew
But when it comes to times like korea
There’s no one more red, white and blue
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
I vote for the
democtratic party
They want the U.N. to be strong
I go to all the Pete Seeger concerts
He sure gets me singing those songs
I’ll send all the money you ask for
But don’t ask me to come on along
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto
Once I was young and
le mautonu
Sa ou ofuina soo se pine e mafaufauina
E oo lava i le auai i fonotaga faaagafesootai
Na aoao i viiga tuai uma
Ae ua ou matua ma poto
Ma o le mafuaaga lena ua ou tuuina atu ai oe
Ia alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, alofa mai ia te au, o aʻu o se tagata saoloto