Carefully Taught
You've got to be carefully taught to hate and fear,You've got to be taught from year to year,
It's got to be drummed in your dear little ear,
You've got to be carefully taught!
You've got to be taught to be afraid,
Of people whose eyes are oddly wade,
And people whose skin is a different shade,
You've got to be carefully taught.
You've got to be taught before it's too late,
Before you are six, or seven, or eight
To hate all the people your relatives hate -
You've got to be carefully taught!
You've got to be carefully taught!
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