Malvina Reynolds: Song Lyrics and Poems  

The Devil Is Talking

Notes: words and music by Malvina Reynolds; copyright 1962 by author. A complaint regarding John McCone's (the then-director of the CIA) ownership of over a million dollars of stock in Rockefeller-run enterprises.

The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear,
The people are calling but he cannot hear
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.

The ones that are closest, they make the most noise,
The ones that are closest, they make the most noise,
The bomb politicians, the nuclear boys,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.

Well Mr. McCone made a million or more,
And Mr. McCone made a billion or more,
And he makes a million with every war,
The Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.

He can't hear the children, he can't hear the Pope,
He can't hear the children, he can't hear the Pope,
The voice of the people is our only hope,
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.

So we'll have to holler decisive and clear,
And we'll have to holler and talk without fear,
And we'll have to shout till the Devil can hear,
Cause the Devil is talking in Kennedy's ear.

Malvina Reynolds songbook(s) in which the music to this song appears:
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Other place(s) where the music to this song appears:
---- Broadside No. 15 (November 1962)

Malvina Reynolds recording(s) on which this song is performed:
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