Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Listen Mr Bilbo, artist - Peter Seeger. Date of issue: 07.02.2010
Song language: English
Listen Mr 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 |