Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Phil Ochs
Canonical path: /phil-ochs/the-trial
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Trial
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The Trial
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Outside the cats are scratching
Inside the doors are latching
On the room, the greedy gloom
The trial is revealed
Police are six feet deep
With switchblades in their teeth
So no one leaves and they all believe
This is absolutely real
Yes, it's real
And the Sergeant says
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Phil Ochs performs "The Trial", and this lyric page sits inside the Phil Ochs catalog on LyroVerse.
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