LBJ took the IRT
Down to 4th Street USA
When he got there
What did he see?
The youth of America on LSD
LBJ IRT
USA LSD
LSD LBJ
FBI CIA
FBI CIA
LSD LBJ
Down to 4th Street USA
When he got there
What did he see?
The youth of America on LSD
USA LSD
FBI CIA
LSD LBJ
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also: LBJ = Lydon B. Johnson The thirty-sixth President of the United States (1963–1969).President Johnson increasingly focused on the American military effort in Vietnam. He firmly believed in the Domino Theory and that his containment policy required America to make a serious effort to stop all Communist expansion. At Kennedy's death, there were 16,000 American military advisors in Vietnam. Johnson expanded their numbers - the "escalation" of the Vietnam War began.
IRT = Interborough Rapid Transit (Subway in New York)
The latest version drops the line "Youth of America on LSD" and replaces it with "Tricky Dicky on LSD"
The original makes more sense in the context of the times and musical.