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Duration: 4:06 (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Release Date: 1999  (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Lyrics By: Loudon Wainwright III (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Music By: Loudon Wainwright III (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Produced By: Joe Boyd/John Wood (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Released By: Hannibal (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Published By: Snowden Music Inc. (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Licensing: ASCAP  #400142976 (Stavro Arrgolus) 
Keywords: ART, CENSORSHIP, CLOWNS, JESSE HELMS, POLITICS 
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Facts:
  • Obviously a song about (the now late) Jesse Helms and his insane crusade against smut. (Stavro Arrgolus)
  • The lyrics below are from the live version Dr. D played in 1990 and may or may not vary from the album version made years later. (Stavro Arrgolus)
  • This song is actually a decade or so older than the album it's from, but it still fit in well with the topical songs on the 1999 'Social Studies' album. (Stavro Arrgolus)
  • Song Lyrics:
    If Jesse don't like it, then it's prob'ly not art
    Jesse knows what's good; Ol' Jesse is smart
    And if you don't like that, don't feel sad
    'Cause the art that you like is probably bad

    Grandma Moses- she's OK
    Never exposes anything; everything's far away
    And that statue of David's all right with Jesse
    'Cause Michelangelo gave him such a tiny pee-pee

    If Jesse don't like it, it don't stay
    Get it out of the museum; get it out of there today
    Jesse's fav'rite painting is the one of the clown
    with the daisy in his hand and the tear rollin' down

    In the kindergarten years ago, Jesse got rude
    He took a red Crayola and he drew a nude
    And the teacher took a ruler to Jesse's behind
    Yeah, she beat his butt but she ruled his mind

    Jesse prob'ly didn't like Picasso
    But neither did that dictator Franco
    And I know about art but I've got to take a hike
    If I like somethin' that Jesse don't like

    If Jesse don't like it, it don't stay
    Get it out of the museum; get it out of there today
    Jesse's fav'rite painting is the one of the clown
    with the daisy in his hand and the tear rollin' down

    Don't photograph a penis and don't paint a breast
    Don't write about the truth because it might offend Jesse
    And don't tell it like it is and don't show where it's at
    'Cause Jesse don't like it and that is that

    If Jesse thinks it's dirty, it don't get any funds
    They use the taxpayer's money on tobacco and guns
    Your freedom of expression..(applause)..is bein' denied
    But if you're not sure what you like, then just let Jesse decide

    If Jesse don't like it, it don't stay
    Get it out of the museum; get it out of there today
    Jesse's fav'rite painting is the one of the clown
    with the daisy in his hand and the tear rollin' down
    (Stavro Arrgolus)
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    Current Rating 10.0 (1 vote)
    Played on 2 shows:
    01-01-12, #MMS-14909-30-90, #90-39
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