John Q. Public - Death to the Klan Lyrics

aka John Quincy Public circa 1985

(a teen-angst anti-racist punk-rock anthem,
sung and played with a mocking twang)

(twangy guitar intro)
Hey all you rednecks,
well we know sumthin about you,
We know you don't like me,
just 'cause I'm a jew!

(band kicks in)
They've got this organization,
It's called the ku klux klan,
It's -a- sweepin' the nation,
Run from that hooded man,

well we say,
Death to the klan,
I'm a minority,
Death to the klan,
I have black skin,

Death to the klan,
Mr. sherriff is their kin,
and, all of us minorities,
Are gonna bring you to an end!

You say I'm a Catholic,
and you burn my holy cross,
You (referring to the kkk) think that God's on your side,
and you think that you're the boss.

well we say,
Death to the klan,
I'm a minority,
Death to the klan,
Don't burn my holy cross!

Death to the klan,
Mr. sherriff is their kin,
and, all of us minorities,
are gonna bring you to an end!

-guitar solo-

You jump into your pickup truck,
grabbing your white robe and hood,
We aren't stupid hicks,
and we can see that you're no good!


well we say,
Death to the klan,
I'm a minority,
Death to the klan,
I have black skin,

Death to the klan,
Mr. sherriff is their kin,
and, all of us minorities,
are gonna bring you to an end!


[Thanks to anon for adding these lyrics]