Mae:   The tragic victim of drug abuse   Has now been spared for a higher use      Jimmy:   They were ready to cook my goose   But God had other plans      FDR:   "He works in mysterious ways, Jimmy."      Jimmy:   I feel like something inside has stirred   At long, long last may the truth be heard      FDR:   Go forth, Jimmy, and spread the word      FDR, Jimmy:   From sea to shining sea      Mae:   You have been set free      Jimmy:   Free to tell      FDR, Jimmy, Mae:   The truth about the wisdom we have learned...      All:   Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth   Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh   All about the demon weed   How it grows from a demon seed      FDR:   "Indeed!"      Jimmy:   That pungent smoke will rot your brain   Till you're incurably insane   Trust me to tell them the...      All:   Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth   Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh   With voices raised in song   We're banishing the bong!      FDR:   "So long!"      All:   Our children teeter on the brink   We need to teach them what to think   Trust us to tell them the truth      We've got to capture the nation's ear   Spread the word 'cross the hemisphere   But there are only four people here      Jimmy:   And one of us is lame!      FDR:   "Not to worry, Jimmy!"   We'll use the papers of Mr. Hearst   Flood the airwaves until they burst   With catchy slogans we've all rehearsed      All:   And iconography!      Uncle Sam:   It's Uncle Sam...      George Washington:   George Washington...      Statue of Liberty:   And Lady Liberty!      All:   Gonna tell 'em the truth, truth, truth   Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh      Uncle Sam, George W., Liberty:   Just who to demonize   What politics to despise      FDR:   "Get wise!"      All:   We're taking down the fingerprints of   Jazz musicians and immigrants   Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)   The truth, truth, truth   Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh   The A-B-C's of spin   And turning your neighbors in      FDR:   "Or kin!"      All:   It's all comes down to apple pie      George Washington:   George Washington would never lie      All:   Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)   The truth, truth, truth   Ev'rybody gotta know, oh, oh   Let ev'ry sir an ma'am   Obey their Uncle Sam      FDR:   "Hot damn!"      All:   That famous finger's set to point:      Uncle Sam:   I want you to drop that joint!      (The following is sung in tandem)      All:   Trust us to tell you (Gonna tell 'em)   The truth, truth, truth   Truth, truth, truth, etc.   Trust us to tell 'em the truth!      Statue of Liberty:   Give me your tired   Give me your poor   Give me your huddled masses   Yearning to breathe free   of reefer smoke!   Freedom! Freedom!   Freedom!      Lecturer:   It's time for parents to take a stand   For the preservation of our sweet land      All:   Till the things that scare us are burned or banned   Or smashed to smithereens!   And once the reefer has been destroyed   We'll start on Darwin and Sigmund Freud   And sex depicted on celluloid   And communists and queens   When danger's near, exploit their fear   The end will justify the means!