Detainee
I am just a detainee at Guantanamo
I have been here such a long time
That time itself no longer mea-eans anything
My life is done!
Though my heart continues beating I long for death to come
[humming]
Kidnapped by some warlord’s thugs and sold for a bounty
Of five thousand dirty dollars
To Americans who cared not for my innocence
No trial, no end
To torture n deprivation of family and friends
[humming]
(this verse corresponds to the last one of the original, starting with “In the clearing stands a boxer and a fighter by his trade”)
I’m fully cleared to be released
from this hell on earth
And yet I still remain here
Imprisoned by America,
the beacon of democracy
Now it’s time, heed the call
De-efend habeas corpus, to protect the rights of all
[humming]
lie la lie, etc.