I. PREAMBLE
Hey
Hey
Hey
II. INTRODUCTION (& Later Chorus)
Hey Mis - ter Pres - ee - dent
I gave my vote to you
Hey Mis - ter Pres -ee - dent
You got to tell me Sir
Hey Mis - ter Pres -ee - dent
Is what they say, Is true?
Hey Mis - ter Pres -ee - dent
I need to know what's true
I gave my vote to you
Is what they say, Is true?
Verse 1:
Bear a lit - tle with me
I ain't so bright, you see
You'll kill that damned a -bor- tion
And the young will soon be free
You're Jesus' man
You're Jesus' man
I think that's true
I vote for you
Verse 2:
Then there's damned Al - Qaeda
The War on Ter - ror too
The things that you have done there
Well, I'm just so proud of you
You're Jesus' man
You're Jesus' man
You're Jesus' man
You're Jesus' man
Verse 3:
Not so sure 'bout E- raq
But this so much is true -
I feel a whole lot saf - er
And I'm glad that we got you!
You're Jesus' man
You're Jesus' man
I'm proud of you
You're Jesus' man!
INTERLUDE # 1:
So what is all the fuss?
So what is all the fuss?
INSTRUMENTAL # l:
[ with Hey Mr. President Chorus & jam ]
Verse 4:
That ol' Con - sti - tu - tion
It gives me lib - er - ty;
Now did you break your prom - ise
To guard all of it for me?
Like some say so -
They say you did.
I need to know
I need to see.
Verse 5:
Can you see me sleepin'
Me and the Miss-es, Gee ?
Why now I think I'm seein'
Why there's frets 'bout lib -er-ty
'Bout priv-a - cy
'Bout lib -er- ty
My lib -er- ty
Our lib -er- ty
INTERLUDE # 2:
Yea - ah
Yea - ah
Yea - ah
Now I think I see
Now I think I see
INSTRUMENTAL # 2:
[ 2/4 jams & free jam for a jubilee of insight ]
Verse 6:
[Ya] Prom -ised to pro - tect us
Prom - ised to up - hold
All the truths that made us us
All all those truths of old
You raised your hand
You took an oath.
You raised your hand
You're Jesus' man.
Verse 7:
Well, Sir, I been think - in'
And what if it comes true? -
If some - time in the fu -ture
Comes a nas -ty one in lieu -
In lieu of you
In lieu of you
What will we do?
What will we do?
Verse 8:
What if he don't like us?
Just think what he may do -
Think of what he'll do to us
With POW -ER come from YOU
From YOU, from YOU
POW -ER from YOU
From you, from you
POW -ER from you
INSTRUMENTAL # 3:
[ Hey Mr. President / Chorus jam ]
Verse 9:
If you sense you've wan -der'd
Just know that you will see -
We know you're un - der hard - ship
In you work for lib -er- ty
We will for - give
Come clean, come clean
We will for - give
Come clean, come clean
INTERLUDE # 3:
Come Clean, Sir !
Come Clean, Sir !
Just come clean
(Just) Come Clean.
Come Clean, Sir !
Come Clean, Sir !
Just come clean
(Just) Come Clean.
Verse 10 :
End this trek t'ward dan - ger
A - way from lib - er -ty
Guard our ev - 'ry free - dom , see
Yes, for the wife and me.
Guard on, guard on -
What will it be?
Guard on, guard on -
Will we be free?
What will it be?
What will it be?
Will we be free?
Will we be free?
CONCLUSION:
'Cause there's a slow train comin' - soon. KMB
Kenneth Berry
January 30, 2006
Newtown, CT
02/11/2008
