John Sinclair
by John Lennon
One, two, one, two three, four
It ain’t fair, John Sinclair
In the stir for breathing air
Wont you care for John Sinclair?
In the stir for breathing air
Let him be set him free
Let him be like you and me
They gave him ten for two
What else can judge Colombo do?
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta set him free
If he was a soldier man
Shooting gooks in vietnam
If he was a CIA
Selling dope and making hay
He’d be free, they’d let him be
Breathing air like you and me
They gave him ten for two
What else can judge Colombo do?
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta set him free
They gave him ten for two
And they got Punk Colombo too
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta set him free
Was he jailed for what he done?
Or representing everyone
Free john now, if we can
From the clutches of the man
Let him be lift the lid
Bring him to his wife and kids
They gave him ten for two
What else can the bastards do?
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta gotta
Gotta gotta gotta set him free
关于这首歌的来源，参考这个纪录片：
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYzYGDk2lIA
The cause for this documentary is that, in 1970 or 71, John Sinclair was sentenced to a ten year prison term for possession of two marijuana cigarettes; hence the documentary’s title, Ten for Two. This was no ordinary drug bust, as Sinclair was the head of the Rainbow People’s Party and the sentence he received was, in everyone’s minds, political punishment not commensurate with his crime. In protest, a large number of performers and counter-culture protestors gathered for a concert in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The concert featured Stevie Wonder, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Alan Ginsberg and many others. Political figures included Black Panther leader Bobby Seale, Rennie Davis and Jerry Rubin, to name just a few.
