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Artist: Malvina Reynolds
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The Devil Is Talking
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The Devil Is Talking
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The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear,
The people are calling but he cannot hear
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.
The ones that are closest, they make the most noise,
The ones that are closest, they make the most noise,
The bomb politicians, the nuclear boys,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.
Well Mr. McCone made a million or more,
And Mr. McCone made a billion or more,
And he makes a million with every war,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.
He can't hear the children, he can't hear the Pope,
He can't hear the children, he can't hear the Pope,
The voice of the people is our only hope,
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.
So we'll have to holler decisive and clear,
And we'll have to holler and talk without fear,
And we'll have to shout till the Devil can hear,
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.
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Malvina Reynolds performs "The Devil Is Talking", and this lyric page sits inside the Malvina Reynolds catalog on LyroVerse.
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