The One on the Right Is on the Left

The song is a humorous criticism of musicians that put their political views into their music. It tells the story of a folk song group that is "long on musical ability," but ultimately breaks up due to political differences. At the end of the song, a warning is given not to mix politics with one's music. The punch line to the joke is that "the guy in the rear", is less easily labeled: he is a Methodist and he burned his driver's license (rather than his draft card), etc. Indeed, the song closes by stating that he got drafted. == Track listings ==

Noel Harrison sang the song on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on June 11, 1967. They ended the song by pointing out they had no "guy in the rear" and walked off. ==References==