"Whatever happened to Free Speech?" or "The American Criminal Liberties Union Creed?"
or "The Fruits of a Stupid Court"
by Gordon Timothy

Well, you can burn the flag,
And you can swear and curse,
But you can't pray in school.
You can wear rotten garb;
Make the world more obscene,
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
It's a dirtier world every day.
When you encourage bad
And prevent good, it's sad.
What's the constitution for?

You can require books
That teach worship of sex,
But you can't pray in school.
You can promote the worship
Of money and fame
But you can't pray in school
As the ACLU gets its way
There is more idol worship each day
As false gods get shouts,
And the truth's censored out,
What's the constitution for?

You can invent some news
And not reveal your source.
But you can't pray in school.
You can change history
'til the truth is unknown
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There is more slavery every day
When you don't know the truth
You are ignorance's fool.
What's the constitution for?

You can show students films
That no one should see,
But you can't pray in school.
You can incite rebellion
And destroy self-esteem
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There are more terrorists every day.
As the anger grows,
You can count on more woes.
What's the constitution for?







You can use right of choice
To justify crime
But you can't pray in school.
You can destroy a life
For convenience's sake
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There are more murderers every day.
When the helpless are right-less,
There is no justice here.
What's the constitution for?

You can sell the obscene
And make its victims pay
But you can't pray in school.
You can lie, cheat and steal
And be ignored by the courts
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There is less decency every day
When civilization's gone,
And the courts promote wrong,
What's the constitution for?

You can have an affair
Make your word meaningless,
But you can't pray in school.
You can rape your date;
They'll be scared to report,
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There are more AIDS cases each day
When morality's gone
Civilization can't last long.
What's the constitution for?

You can murder someone
Get away totally
When the officer makes a mistake
You can terrorize people;
Put kind folks on the run,
But you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way,
There is less personal safety each day
When you can't go outside
In the daytime or night,
What's the constitution for?







You can teach much trash
But the Bible's taboo,
And you can't pray in school.
You can be religious,
As long as nobody knows
And you can't pray in school.
As the ACLU gets its way
There is less true freedom each day
When the truth is unknown
Freedom's then overthrown.
What's the constitution for?

You can teach atheism,
You can teach dumb lies,
But you can't pray in school.
As the courts fight religion
Freedom cannot exist
And the future will call us fools
As the ACLU gets its way,
There is less freedom here every day
When they turn on its ear
Our Constitution dear
What's the constitution for?