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== Key Lyrics == | == Key Lyrics == | ||
| + | ''A South politician preaches to the poor white man'' | ||
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| + | ''"You got more than the blacks, don't complain'' | ||
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| + | ''You're better than them, you been born with white skin, " they explain'' | ||
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| + | ''And the Negro's name'' | ||
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| + | ''Is used, it is plain'' | ||
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| + | ''For the politician's gain'' | ||
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| + | ''As he rises to fame'' | ||
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| + | ''And the poor white remains'' | ||
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| + | ''On the caboose of the train'' | ||
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| + | ''But it ain't him to blame'' | ||
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| + | ''He's only a pawn in their game'' | ||
== Recording and Performances == | == Recording and Performances == | ||
Revision as of 05:23, 4 February 2021
Only a Pawn in Their Game is a song written by Bob Dylan about the assassination of civil rights activist Medgar Evers in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 12, 1963. Showing support for African-Americans during the American Civil Rights Movement, the song was released on Dylan's The Times They Are a-Changin' album in 1964.[1]
Key Lyrics
A South politician preaches to the poor white man
"You got more than the blacks, don't complain
You're better than them, you been born with white skin, " they explain
And the Negro's name
Is used, it is plain
For the politician's gain
As he rises to fame
And the poor white remains
On the caboose of the train
But it ain't him to blame
He's only a pawn in their game
Recording and Performances
Reference
- ↑ Only a Pawn in Their Game. Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
