The Hippie from New York City

BY - DAVID PEEL

COPYRIGHT - 1972

( CHORUS - I: )

'' I'M PROUD TO BE - A NEW YORK CITY HIPPIE
I'M PROUD OF DIRTY FEET - AND DIRTY HAIR !
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - WITH THE COCKEROACHES
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !!
I'M PROUD TO BE - A NEW YORK CITY HIPPIE
I'M PROUD OF DIRTY FEET - AND DIRTY HAIR !
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - WITH THE COCKEROACHES
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !! ''

WE LIKE TRIPPING - SMOKING MARIJUANA WE LIKE TURNING REDNECKS - ON TO JUNK !
WE ARE JUST A BUNCH - OF CRAZY HIPPIES YOU WERE ALWAYS - DUMB AND IGNORANT !!

WE WON'T FIGHT YOUR WARS - OR JOIN THE ARMY WE DON'T LIKE YOU - COUNTRY
WESTERN HICKS ! ALL YOU DO IS BALL - YOUR COWS AND CHICKENS ANIMALS LIKE YOU -
ARE FULL OF SHIT !!

( CHORUS - II: )

'' I'M PROUD TO BE - A NEW YORK CITY HIPPIE
I'M PROUD OF DIRTY FEET - AND DIRTY HAIR !
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - WITH THE COCKEROACHES
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !! ''

WE HATE TO GO TO WORK - WE LIVE ON WELFARE WE HAVE OUR LOVE - AND ALWAYS HAVE
A BALL ! WE HATE YOUR BARNYARD DANCES - AND YOUR MOONSHINE WE LIKE TO HAVE YOU
- UP AGAINST THE WALL !!

WE WANT TO WARN YOU SQUARES - AND ALL YOU REDNECKS IF YOU HATE THE HIPPIES -
FROM NEW YORK ! WE'LL UNIFY THE HIPPIES - FROM THE COUNTRY WE'LL FIGHT UNTIL -
THE SOUTH BECOMES THE NORTH !!

( CHORUS - III: )

'' I'M PROUD TO BE - A NEW YORK CITY HIPPIE
I'M PROUD OF DIRTY FEET - AND DIRTY HAIR !
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - WITH THE COCKEROACHES
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !!
I'M PROUD TO BE - A NEW YORK CITY HIPPIE
I'M PROUD OF DIRTY FEET - AND DIRTY HAIR !
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - WITH THE COCKEROACHES
I'M PROUD Of LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !!
I'M PROUD OF LIVING - IN A GARBAGE CAN !! ''

'' WE'RE THE HIPPIES - THE HIPPIES FROM NEW YORK !!! ''

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