Philip David Ochs (El Paso, Texas, 19 de diciembre de 1940 - 9 de abril de 1976), fue un cantante estadounidense de música folk, emblema de los años setenta, famoso por su estilo irónico y su voz rasgada. Fue uno de los compositores más influyentes de la generación "hippie", sus letras en oposición a la Guerra de Vietnam y sus constantes críticas a los organismos del estado norteamericano. Entre sus obras más reconocidas se encuentra el himno pacifista "I ain´t marchin anymore", que denuncia lo irracional de la Guerra de Vietnam.
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I GONNA SAY IT NOW by Phil Ochs
GBmCG Oh I am just a student, sir, and only want to learn BmC But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke of the books that D you like to burn GBmCG So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow CGDG That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
Oh you've given me a number and you've taken off my name To get around this campus why you almost need a plane And you're supporting Chang Kai-Shek, while I'm supporting Mao So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
I wish that you'd make up your mind, I wish that you'd decide That I should live as freely as those who live outside Cause we also are entitled to the rights to be endowed And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
Ooh, you'd like to be my father you'd like to be my Dad And give me kisses when I'm good and spank me when I'm bad But since I've left my parents I've forgotten how to bow So when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
And things they might be different if I was here alone But I've got a friend or two who no longer live at home And we'll respect our elders just as long as they allow That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
I've read of other countries where the students take a stand Maybe even help to overthrow the leaders of the land Now I wouldn't go so far to say we're also learnin' how But when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
So keep right on a-talkin' and tell us what to do If nobody listens my apologies to you And I know that you were younger once 'cause you sure are older now And when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
Oh I am just a student sir, and only want to learn But it's hard to read through the risin' smoke from the books that you like to burn So I'd like to make a promise and I'd like to make a vow That when I've got something to say, sir, I'm gonna say it now
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