Mr Confederate Man

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I was just a little boy in 
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elementary school
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English and Math and Science class
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Learning the golden rule
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I learned how to add and how to 
subtract
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How to multiply and divide
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I learned about bugs and I learned 
about plants
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And I learned how to read and write
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But my most favorite class of all
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 was my last class of the day
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When my history teacher would 
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tell us tales of old times long gone
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 away
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I was amazed at the way she knew 
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all the people and their names and 
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places and the dates
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Because when I first learned about 
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General Lee and his Thirteen rebel 
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states.

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One day she came to school with a 
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big brown grocery bag
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She opened it up we all helped her 
hold her up
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This great big X-shaped flag
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She said "Class, now only a fool 
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would tell you this flag is a 
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symbol of hate
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It represents the men who fought 
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and died with pride for our 
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Confederate
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states

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Your assignment tonight, I want 
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you to write, I want you to pretend
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That one of these brave men came 
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back to life,
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What would you say to him
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Well the school bell rang and I 
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thought and I thought as the bus 
carried me
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across town
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I got out my pencil and my 
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notebook pad and this is what I 
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wrote down


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I wrote

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Mr. Confederate man,
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I'd like to shake your hand
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For giving your life for Dixieland
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Mr. Confederate man,

The next day in history class, I put
 my paper on the teacher's desk
Then she called me up in front of 
everyone,
because she said she liked mine the 
best
As I walked up to the head of the 
class,
my teacher smiled and she nodded at 
me
Then I saw a tear roll down her 
cheek as I began to read

I read

Mr. Confederate man,
I'd like to shake your hand
For giving your life for Dixieland
Mr. Confederate man,