Tell 'Em The Truth

Mae:

The tragic victim of drug abuse

Has now been spared for a higher use

Jimmy:

They were ready to cook my goose

But God had other plans

FDR:

"He works in mysterious ways, Jimmy."

Jimmy:

I feel like something inside has stirred

At long, long last may the truth be heard

FDR:

Go forth, Jimmy, and spread the word

FDR, Jimmy:

From sea to shining sea

Mae:

You have been set free

Jimmy:

Free to tell

FDR, Jimmy, Mae:

The truth about the wisdom we have learned...

All:

Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth

Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh

All about the demon weed

How it grows from a demon seed

FDR:

"Indeed!"

Jimmy:

That pungent smoke will rot your brain

Till you're incurably insane

Trust me to tell them the...

All:

Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth

Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh

With voices raised in song

We're banishing the bong!

FDR:

"So long!"

All:

Our children teeter on the brink

We need to teach them what to think

Trust us to tell them the truth

We've got to capture the nation's ear

Spread the word 'cross the hemisphere

But there are only four people here

Jimmy:

And one of us is lame!

FDR:

"Not to worry, Jimmy!"

We'll use the papers of Mr. Hearst

Flood the airwaves until they burst

With catchy slogans we've all rehearsed

All:

And iconography!

Uncle Sam:

It's Uncle Sam...

George Washington:

George Washington...

Statue of Liberty:

And Lady Liberty!

All:

Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth

Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh

Uncle Sam, George W., Liberty:

Just who to demonize

What politics to despise

FDR:

"Get wise!"

All:

We're taking down the fingerprints of

Jazz musicians and immigrants

Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)

The truth, truth, truth

Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh

The A-B-C's of spin

And turning your neighbors in

FDR:

"Or kin!"

All:

It's all comes down to apple pie

George Washington:

George Washington would never lie

All:

Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)

The truth, truth, truth

Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh

Let ev'ry sir an ma'am

Obey their Uncle Sam

FDR:

"Hot damn!"

All:

That famous finger's set to point:

Uncle Sam:

I want you to drop that joint!

(The following is sung in tandem)

All:

Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)

The truth, truth, truth

Truth, truth, truth, etc.

Trust us to tell 'em the truth!

Statue of Liberty:

Give me your tired

Give me your poor

Give me your huddled masses

Yearning to breathe free

of reefer smoke!

Freedom! Freedom!

Freedom!

Lecturer:

It's time for parents to take a stand

For the preservation of our sweet land

All:

Till the things that scare us are burned or banned

Or smashed to smithereens!

And once the reefer has been destroyed

We'll start on Darwin and Sigmund Freud

And sex depicted on celluloid

And communists and queens

When danger's near, exploit their fear

The end will justify the means!