• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Phil Ochs had a good song about it too.

    And here’s to the government of Mississippi

    In the swamp of their bureaucracy they’re always bogging down

    And criminals are posing as the mayors of the towns

    And they hope that no one sees the sights

    And no one hears the sounds

    And the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clown

    Oh, here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of

    Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of

    And here’s to the laws of Mississippi

    Congressmen will gather in a circus of delay

    While the Constitution’s drowning in an ocean of decay

    Unwed mothers should be sterilized, I’ve even heard them say

    Yes, corruption can be classic in the Mississippi way

    Oh, here’s to the land you’ve torn out the heart of

    Mississippi, find yourself another country to be part of

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrrOY0vwuPE