I cried when they shot Medgar Evers   Tears ran down my spine   I cried when they shot Mr. Kennedy   As though I'd lost a father of mine      But Malcolm X got what was coming   He got what he asked for this time   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      I go to civil rights rallies   And I put down the old D.A.R.   I love Harry and Sidney and Sammy   I hope every colored boy becomes a star      But don't talk about revolution   That's going a little bit too far   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      I cheered when Humphrey was chosen   My faith in the system restored   And I'm glad the commies were thrown out   Of the A.F.L. C.I.O. board      I love Puerto Ricans and Negros   As long as they don't move next door   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      The people of old Mississippi   Should all hang their heads in shame   I can't understand how their minds work   What's the matter don't they watch Les Crain?      But if you ask me to bus my children   I hope the cops take down your name   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      Yes, I read New republic and Nation   I've learned to take every view   You know, I've memorized Lerner and Golden   I feel like I'm almost a Jew      But when it comes to times like Korea   There's no one more red, white and blue   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      I vote for the democratic party   They want the U.N. to be strong   I attend all the Pete Seeger concerts   He sure gets me singing those songs      And I'll send all the money you ask for   But don't ask me to come on along   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal      Sure once I was young and impulsive   I wore every conceivable pin   Even went to the socialist meetings   Learned all the old union hymns      Ah, but I've grown older and wiser   And that's why I'm turning you in   So love me, love me   Love me, I'm a liberal