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32. I've quoted from one of his songs lately. . .

Sun Jul 27, 2025, 03:45 PM

Sunday

. . .on several posts regarding migrant labor.

It was from the song "George Murphy" (former US Senator from CA)

I replaced "George" with "Trump" and "Mexican" with "immigrant". My revised version:

Should Americans pick crops? Trump says no,
'Cause no one but an immigrant would stoop so low,
And after all, even in Egypt, the Pharaohs
had to import. . . .Hebrew braceros"

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Rest In Power and In Peace, Professor. Thanks for the music and the laughs.

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