Legalized Murder
Robyn Hitchcock
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In the hall of legalized murder A young black man is waiting for his death He killed a white policeman Or so they say, and the judges want his breath In the hall of legalized murder Time goes by and no one does a lot But they tested out the gas chamber On a young black rabbit, at least he won't be shot They should give him a medal Isn't our world based on murder? They should give him a medal Isn't our world based on crime? In the hall of legalized murder A young black man is strapped into a chair And the warden says "We'll get through this together, Jim." But the warden doesn't seem to have a chair In the hall of legalized murder There's a lump of flesh that's lying a tray It's been freshly killed but it wasn't killed for eating It's been freshly killed to be dumped and thrown away They should give him a medal Isn't our world based on murder? They should give him a medal Isn't our life based on crime
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