The best things in life are free.
But Ashcroft took that away from me.
Now, gimme privacy. (that's what I want)
Don't spy on me. (that's what I want)
That's what I want, oh yeah.
That's what I want!

Ashcroft don't support women's right to choose.
He is not for affirmative action, too.
Impose his moral views. (that's what he wants)
Justice for some. (that's what he wants)
That's what he wants, oh yeah.
That's what he wants!

Disdain for our Bill of Rights, it's true.
Pursuit of such a goal is his virtue.
Not compassionate. (that's what he is)
Dumbya's probate. (that's what he is)
That's what he is, oh yeah.
That's what he is!

(instrumental break)

Don't want a ban on assault weapons.
A whipping boy of the Christian coalition.
Religious fanatic. (that's what he is)
He's a looney. (that's what he is)
That's what he is, oh yeah.
That's what he is!

Conform to his vision of liberty.
Shredding the constitution, his hobby.
A modern day Marshall (NOT  - what he is)
With vast powers. (that's what he wants)
That's what he wants, oh yeah.
That's what he wants!

Ashcroft is no conservative, it's true.
He's never been a moderate, too.
Tool of the Religious Right (that's what he is)
A lunatic. (that's what he is)
That's what he is, oh yeah.
That's what he is!

Yeah, gimme civil liberty! (that's what I want)
Racial equality! (that's what I want)
A true democracy! (that's what I want)
Don't eavesdrop on me! (that's what I want)
That's what I want, oh yeah.
That's what I want!

Yeah, gimme religious liberty! (that's what I want)
Reproductive freedom! (that's what our women want)
A true democracy! (that's what we want)
Some honesty! (that's what we want)
Some integrity, oh yeah.
That's what we want!...

Copyright © 2001 by Alvin Dover
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