Here's To The State Of Mississippi

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here's to the judges of John Roberts,
who wear the robe of honor in a phony legal form,
and justices are stranger when the partisans report,
when the court elected a president it was the beginning of this war,

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
John Roberts find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the government of Dick Cheney,
with criminals posing as advisors to the crown,
and they hope that no one sees the sites or that no one hears the sounds,
cause the speeches of our president are the remains of a clown

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Dick Cheney find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the churches of Jerry Falwell,
oh the cross once made of silver now is turned to rust,
and the sunday morning services preach in fear of men in love,
and God only knows in heaven they must trust

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Jerry Falwell find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the laws of Alberto Gonzalez,
congress will pass an act in the panic of the day,
and the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay,
and freedom of speech is dangerous i've even heard them say,

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
Gonzalez find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the businessmen of George W,
who'll want to change the focus from Halliburton to Enron
and their profits like blood money spilled out on the white house lawn,
to keep their hold on power they're using terror as a con,
while the bombs they fall on children dont know which side...dont care which side that they're on

here's to the land you tore out the heart of,
George W find yourself another country to be part of

here's to the land youve torn out the heart of,
George W find yourself another country to be part of

[edit] Trivia & Notes

• There are 2 versions of this song, Gob Roberts, one of the opening bands for Pearl Jam on the Vote For Change tour in 2004 started playing a version which was lyrically altered by Tim Robbins (of Gob Roberts) and Eddie Vedder. Eddie later on that year played that version at the Bridge School Benefit on October 24, 2004 in Mountain View, CA. He played the same version again on January 21 2005 when he appeared on Steve Jones' radio show.
• On May 31, 2006 When Pearl Jam recorded their set for VH1 Storytellers, Eddie premiered another version with yet again altered lyrics of this song. The lyrics needed to be changed because some people mentioned in the earlier version have either died or are not in office anymore.
• The lyrics for the latter version can be found above, the older version goes as follows:

Here's to the judges of William Rehnquist,
Who wear the robe of honour in their phoney legal fort.
Oh, justice is a stranger when the partisans report,
When the court elected the president it was the beginning of this war.

Here's to the land you've torn out the heart of,
William Rehnquist, find yourself another country to be part of!

And here's to the government of Dick Cheney,
With criminals are posing as advisors to the crown
And they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the sounds
'Cause the speeches of the president are the ravings of a clown

Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Dick Cheney, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the churches of Jerry Falwell,
Where the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rust
And the Sunday morning sermons pander to the fear of men in lust
Heaven only knows in which God they can trust

Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
Jerry Falwell, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the laws of John Ashcroft,
Congress will pass an act in the panic of the day
While the Constitution is drowning in an ocean of decay
And freedom of speech is dangerous, I've even heard them say

Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
John Ashcroft, find yourself another country to be part of

And here's to the businessmen of George W.,
Who want to change the focus from Halliburton and Enron
And their profits, like blood money are spilling out on the White House lawn
To keep their hold on power they're using terror as a gun
While the bombs that fall on children don't care which side that they're on

Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of
George W., find yourself another country to be part of
George W find yourself another country to be part of

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