Ry Cooder ‘Three Chords And The Truth’

In a song called ‘Three Chords And The Truth’ on his album My Name Is Buddy, Ry Cooder sings

“Now they took Pete Seeger before the law
And put him on the witness stand
But he stood right up to tyranny 
With just a banjo in his hand

Such a righteous banjo picker,
watching out for me and you,
on Three Chords and the truth
was Three Chords and the truth

He sang his freedom songs real good,
he's still getting his message through
you better check out old Seeger on 
three chords and the truth.

Three Chords and the truth
Three Chords and the truth,
The only crime Pete Seeger done

Such a righteous banjo picker
Watchin’ out for me and you,
That was just a man who wouldn’t back down
On three chords and the truth.”