[Chorus] They gave him ten for two And what else can the judges do? You got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to Got to set him free
[Chorus] They gave him ten for two What else can the judges do? You got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to Got to set him free Free
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[Chorus] They gave him ten for two They got ol' Lee Otis, too They got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to Got to set him free Free, now
[Chorus] They gave him ten for two What else can the bastards do? You got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to, got to Got to set him free Please
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John Sinclair, poet, was jailed for possession of marijuana in 1969.
It became a cause celebre amongst musicians.
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