[Verse 1]
Well, the other night after a hard day of work
Where I left it all in the ring
I thought I'd unwind
And look at television
A late-night show
Where a singer came on
To sing
Some kinda protest song
Oh my God
Oh my God
His songs are lies
His songs are lies
[Refrain]
Step aside, son
You're gonna get hurt
Step aside, son
They gonna get hurt
[Chorus]
Well, somebody must stop
These boys
Messin' with a man's toys
Yeah, somebody must stop
These boys
Messin' with a man's toys
[Verse 2]
I protest his protest song
I protest his protest song
I'd vote for Satan
If he said it was wrong
[Chorus]
Somebody must stop
These boys
They're messin' with a man's toys
Yeah, somebody must stop
These boys
They're messin' with a man's toys
[Refrain]
Step aside, son
You're gonna get hurt
Step aside, son
You're gonna get hurt
Protest Song was written by Bill Callahan.
Bill Callahan released Protest Song on Tue Jul 21 2020.
That song is probably the oldest new song on the record. I started it ten years ago, got the idea and just never finished it. But I considered putting it on Shepherd, just as I considered putting it on [2013’s] Dream River. It didn’t seem to fit either of those. It was kind of a revenge song. At the...