“Smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer,
But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.”

— Phil Ochs

"Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends" http://web.cecs.pdx.edu/~trent/ochs/lyrics/small-circle-of-friends.html
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967)

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American protest singer and songwriter 1940–1976

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“Smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer,But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty yearsMaybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody whyBut demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.”

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“Smoking marijuana is more fun than drinking beer,
But a friend of ours was captured and they gave him thirty years
Maybe we should raise our voices, ask somebody why
But demonstrations are a drag, besides we're much too high.”