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Come gather 'round children, to hear quite a tale
of commies, of Russians, of freedoms for sale;
of patriots, soldiers, and spies everywhere.
I welcome you to my red scare!
Fear of the commies is not something new,
Too much red in the red white and blue.
An imminent, looming Bolshevik revolt
gave the whole country a jolt!
The first red scare after WWI
Would panic the country, good feelings undone.
But my good friend Palmer would soon save the day
And lock all the commies away!
Fear is a game that they play in the House
(the HUAC is just cat-and-mouse)
The Communist threat is alive 'neath our skin
(don't watch the other enemy from within)
The year's '45, the next World War is done,
The Axis went home and the Allies had won.
The world just went back to days of peace and calm-
Except for the atomic bomb!
In four years the Russians had one of their own
America entered the age of unknown
When fear had engulfed the land of the free
Which left the door open for me!
I'm "Low-Blow" Joe, my enemies know
Just how far down I can make America go
Don't give up yet, don't live with regret,
We need to deal with this internal threat!
We shall yet win
We shall yet win (Where have we been?)
Red strength shall wear thin (Where have we been?)
Red strength shall wear thin (How did this begin?)
As God is my witness our fight is their sin! (How did this begin?)
As God is my witness our fight is their sin! (Someone has pulled the grenade's pin!)
Push for the day
Push for the day (This is insane)
Defend USA (This is insane)
Defend USA (We're Abel to Cain)
With help from J. Edgar and the DOJ! (We're Abel to Cain)
With help from J. Edgar and the DOJ! (Please end the McCarthy reign!)
Patriots, men
Divine intervention
is easing the tension
and giving us strength!
For in God we trust!
And in His name,
This witch-hunt is just.
Communist heathen shall not win the day
Let us pray!
You went for the Army, you painted them red!
But I, Joseph Welch, will bring you down instead!�