Luyện nghe bài hát The Pause of Mr. Claus

words and music by Guthrie

This next song going to dedicate to a great American
organization. Tonight I'd like to dedicate to our boys
in the FBI.

Well, wait a minute. It's hard to be an FBI man. I mean,
of all, an FBI man, you have to be over 40 years old.
And the reason is that it takes at least 25 years the
to be that much of a bastard. It's true. You just
can't join, you know. It an atmosphere where your
natural bastardness can grow and develop and a
meaningful shape in complex society.

But that's not why I want to dedicate the to the FBI. I
mean, the job that have to do is a drag. I mean, they have
to people around, you know. That's part of their job.
me around.

I'm out on the highway and I'm down the road and I
run out of gasoline. I pull to the side of the road. They
pull over too - make believe that they ran out, you
know.

I go to get some gasoline. have to figure out whether
they should stick the car or follow me. Suppose I don't
come and they're stayin' with the car.

Or if I fly on the airplanes, I could fly half because I'm 12
to 22. And they gotta pay the full fare. But the is that
when you pay the full fare, you to get on the airplane
first, so that they know how many seats are left for the
half fare kids. And sometimes there aren't any seats
over, and sometimes there are, but that doesn't mean that
you to go.

Suppose that he gets on and fills up the seat, so you can't
get on. Then he off then you can get on. What's he gonna
do?

Well, a drag for him. But that's not why I want to dedicate
the to the FBI.

During these hard days and weeks, everybody always
has it bad once in a while. You know, you a bad time of
it, and you always a friend who says "Hey man, you
ain't got it that bad. Look at guy." And you at that
guy, and got it worse than you. And it makes you feel
better that there's that's got it worse than you.

But think of the last guy. For one minute, think of the
guy. Nobody's got it worse that guy. Nobody in the
whole world. That guy...he's so alone in the that he
doesn't even have a street to lay in for a to run him over.
He's out with nothin'. Nothin's happenin' for that cat.

And all that he has to do to create a excitement in his
own life is to bum a dime somewhere, call up the FBI.
Say "FBl?", they say "Yes", say "I dig Ho and Chair-
man Mao, and their friends are over for dinner" (click)
up the phone.

And two minutes, and not two minutes from when he
up the phone, but two minutes from when he first put
the dime in, got 30,000 feet of tape rollin'; files on tape;
pictures, movies, dramas, actions on tape. But then send
out a half a million all over the entire world, the globe,
they find out all they can this guy.

'Cause a number of questions involved in the guy. I
mean, if he was the guy in the world, how'd he get a dime
to the FBI? There are plenty of people that aren't the last
guys can't get dimes. He comes along and he gets a dime.

I mean, if he had to bum a to call the FBI, how was he
gonna serve dinner for all of people? How could the
last guy make for all those people. And if he could
make dinner, and was gonna dinner, then why did he
the FBI?

They find out all of those within two minutes. And
that's a thing about America. I mean, this is the only
country in the world...l mean, well, it's not the only
in the world could find stuff out in two minutes, but it's
the only country in the that would take two minutes
for guy.

Other countries would say "Hey, he's the guy...screw
him", you know? But in America, is no discrimination,
and there is no hypocrisy,'cause they'll get anybody. And
a thing about America.

And that's why I'd like to dedicate it to every FBI
man in the audience. I know you say nothin', you know,
you can't get up and say "Hi!" cause then knows
you're an FBI man and that's a drag for you and your
friends.

They're not really friends, are they? I mean, so you can't
get up and say nothin' 'cause other wise, you gotta get
back to the factory and that's a for you and it's an
expense for the government, and a drag for you.

We're gonna sing you this Christmas carol. for all you
bastards out in the audience tonight. It's called "The
of Mr. Claus".

Why do you sit there so
Is it you are beautiful?
You must you are deranged
Why do guys beat on peace guys?

You must think Santa weird
He has long hair and a
Giving his presents for
Why do police mess with peace guys?

Let's get Santa Clause
Santa Clause has a red
He's a
And a beard, and long
be a pacifist
What's in the pipe he's smoking?

Mister Clause in your home at night.
He be a dope fiend, to put you up tight
Why do police guys beat on guys?