Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Listen, Mister Bilbo, artist - Pete Seeger.
Date of issue: 19.11.2012
Song language: English
Listen, Mister Bilbo |
Listen, Mr. Bilbo, listen to me |
I’ll give you a lesson in history |
Listen and I’ll show you that the foreigners you hate |
Are the very same people made America great |
In 1492 just to see what he could see |
Columbus, an Italian, looked out across the sea |
He said, Isabella babe, the world is round |
And the U.S.A.'s just a-waiting to be found |
In 1609 on a bright summer’s day |
The Half Moon set anchor in old New York Bay |
Henry Hudson, a Dutchman, took a good look around; |
He said, «Boys, this is gonna be a helluva town.» |
Listen, Mr. Bilbo, listen to me |
I’ll give you a lesson in history |
Listen and I’ll show you that the foreigners you hate |
Are the very same people made America great |
When the King of England started pushing Yankees around |
We had a little trouble up in Boston town |
There was a brave Negro, Crispus Attucks was the man; |
Was the first one to fall when the fighting began |
Colin Kelly was a pilot flying down low; |
Levine pushed the button that let the bomb go |
They sunk the Haruna to the bottom of the sea; |
It was foreigners like those kept America free |
Listen, Mr. Bilbo, listen to me |
I’ll give you a lesson in history |
Listen and I’ll show you that the foreigners you hate |
Are the very same people made America great |
Now Bilbo, you’re taking one heck of a chance; |
Your good friends, the Duponts, came over from France |
Another thing, I’m sure, will be news to you |
The first Mister Bilbo was a foreigner, too |
Listen, Mr. Bilbo, listen to me |
I’ll give you a lesson in history |
Listen and I’ll show you that the foreigners you hate |
Are the very same people made America great |
Well, you don’t like Negroes, you don’t like Jews; |
If there is anyone you do like, it sure is news |
You don’t like Poles, Italians, Catholics, too; |
Is it any wonder, Bilbo, that we don’t like you! |
Listen, Mr. Bilbo, listen to me |
I’ll give you a lesson in history |
Listen and I’ll show you that the foreigners you hate |
Are the very same people made America great |