Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country)
1968 · Pepamar ZTSP 140676 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Peter, Paul and Mary
- Title
- Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country)
- Release
- Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country / If You Love Your Country (Song and Speech Excerpts)
- Year
- 1968
- Label
- Pepamar # ZTSP 140676
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Genre
- Folk · Contemporary Folk
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
The song "Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country)" (No label) Contemporary folk, anti-war. 1968 campaign song for Eugene McCarthy, who ran for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, against the president Lyndon B. Johnson, and then Robert F. Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey - Humphrey eventually won, to take on the Republican Richard Nixon. Group featured Peter Yarrow - he married McCarthy's niece, whom he met on the campaign trail - Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. "If you love your country and the things for which it stands Vote for Eugene McCarthy and bring peace to this our land It robes us of the honour that our country's known before When we will not pursue a peace to end an unjust war We are all responsible for what's done in this war Democracy means we can decide, that's what our vote is for... Our cities crumble from a bomb dropped on a foreign land And politicians stand and watch and the planes of hate are fanned But the dream has not yet died my friend, the times can still be changed With courage we can right the wrongs and end our country's shame... Now that he's said what's in our hearts, alone he took his stand He's echoed by more timid men who ask…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Civil Rights Songs
The song "Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country)" (No label) Contemporary folk, anti-war. 1968 campaign song for Eugene McCarthy, who ran for the Democratic Party presidential nomination, against the president Lyndon B. Johnson, and then Robert F. Kennedy, and Hubert Humphrey - Humphrey eventually won, to take on the Republican Richard Nixon. Group featured Peter Yarrow - he married McCarthy's niece, whom he met on the campaign trail - Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers. "If you love your country and the things for which it stands / Vote for Eugene McCarthy and bring peace to this our land / It robes us of the honor that our country's known before / When we will not pursue a peace to end an unjust war / We are all responsible for what's done in this war / Democracy means we can decide, that's what our vote is for... / Our cities crumble from a bomb dropped on a foreign land / And politicians stand and watch and the planes of hate are fanned / But the dream has not yet died my friend, the times can still be changed / With courage we can right the wrongs and end our country's shame... / Now that he's said what's in our hearts, alone he took his stand / He's echoed by…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Formed 1961, New York, NY, United States. Disbanded 16 September 2009. Members: Peter Yarrow (vocals), Paul Stookey (vocals, guitar), Mary Travers (vocals)