One on the Right Was on the Left

Johnny Cash

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There once was a musical troop a pickin' singin' folk group They sang the mountain ballads and the folk songs of our land They were long on musical ability folks thought they would go far But political incompatibility  led to their downfall Well the one on the right was on the left And the one on the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear was a Methodist This musical aggregation toured the entire nation Singing traditional ballads and the folk songs of our land They performed with great virtuosity and soon they were the rage But political animosity  prevailed upon the stage Well the one on the right was on the left And the one on the middle was on the right And the one on the left was in the middle And the guy in the rear burned his driver's license When the curtain had ascended a hush fell on the crowd As thousands there were gathered to hear the folk songs of our land But they took their politics seriously And that night at the concert hall As the audience watched deliriously they had a free for all Well the one on the right was on the bottom And the one on the middle was on the top And the one on the left got a broken arm And the guy on his rear said oh dear Now this should be a lesson if you plan to start a folk group Don't go mixing politics with the folk songs of our land Just work on harmony and diction play your banjo well And if you have political conviction keep 'em to yourself Now the one on the left works in the bank And the one on the middle drives a truck The one on the right's an all night DJ And the guy in the rear got drafted

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