I ought to know more than I know I ought to know where this road goes I ought to know great literature by heart The history of art This I ought to know I ought to know more than 1492 I ought to know what the Buffalo Bills do I ought to know more than the quarterbacks wounded knee What happened at Sand Creek This I ought to know But I dont I ought to know about the sacrifices made I ought to know ration stamps, air raids I ought to know more than George C. Scott And John Wayne get shot This I ought to know I ought to know what the drinking gourd means I ought to know more than I have a dream I ought to know about the back of the bus And the crack of billy clubs This I ought to know But I dont chorus I dont know nothing about nothing But Im proud to stand upright I dont know nothing about nothing But my future looks so bright Illumined by the light Laughtracks, soundbites And a replay to get it right I ought to know I ought to know the songs of Joe Hill I ought to know Trotsky, Marx and Hagel I ought to know about the Haymarket hangings And the H.U.A.C This I ought to know I ought to know about Oliver Cromwell I ought to know about the Gnostics and St. Paul I ought to know what Jesus really said And who the preacher takes to bed This I ought to know But I dont I ought to know whats buried in the landfill I ought to know about the clearcutting bills I ought to know about pipelines and schemes What extinction really means This I ought to know I ought to know for whom the bell tolls I ought to know the pride and prejudice of polls I ought to know if the grapes of wrath are union Picked by Victor Jaras hands This I ought to know But I dont repeat chorus
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