Phil Ochs — Do What I Have to Do

[Verse 1] All around this country Trouble in the air And I hear the voices calling me Asking "Do you know and do you care? Do you know and do you care?" [Chorus] So I'm a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And I'm gonna be what I have to be Now won't you come on along with me? Won't you come along with me? [Verse 2] Don't wanna cause no sorrow Don't wanna cause no pain I'm only gonna cause what I have to cause Until this land is free of shame 'Til this land is free of shame [Chorus] So I'm a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And I'm gonna be what I have to be Now won't you come on along with me? Won't you come along with me? [Verse 3] Only one thing I know I know we're not alone Was a million here before we came Be a million when we're gone, we're gone Million when we're gone [Chorus] So I'm a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And I'm gonna be what I have to be Now won't you come on along with me? Won't you come along with me? [Verse 4] Oh, I'm afraid of trouble Yes I'm afraid of jail But I'm more afraid, Lord, not to try More afraid of what happens now if we fail What happens now if we fail [Chorus] So I'm a-gonna do what I have to do Say what I have to say And I'm gonna be what I have to be Now won't you come on along with me? Won't you come along with me?