They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America
They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America

They’re the people who decided that every street corner’s gotta have a 7-11 on it
They’re the people who put 17 cinemas under one roof but they look like television sets
They’re the people who decided that Miami and Los Angeles and Portland and New York should look the same
They’re the people who decided that everybody speaking on the radio should talk like this

They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America
They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America

They’re the people who put 75 0f cigarette advertising aimed at blacks and Hispanics
They’re the people who believe it’s any of their business what women should do with their bodies
They’re the people who believe that the people in power should be able to give you urinalysis
They’re the people who believe we can solve all our problems by invading other sovereign nations

They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America
They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America

They’re the people who devote all their time to tearing down the freedoms guaranteed in the constitution
They’re the people who believe that cold war or no cold war we need billions for nuclear weapons
They’re the people who would tell you that the earth isn’t choking though the evidence is to the contrary
They’re the people who defend themselves by calling you names and telling you to go live in Russia

They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America
They kicked the Black Sox out of baseball
But they didn’t kick them out of America

(lyrics: Dan Bern)