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“És keressük az igazságot Lábunk elkophat hónaljig, Sej haj, fütyülve baktatunk, Igazságot keresünk, de Nem találunk még seholse. Nincsen batyunk, csak az agyunk, Betyárkodó Ábel vagyunk, Nem kérdik, hogy szívünk dög-é, Gondolatunk az ördögé, Lelkünket meg Isten fogja Sziklaszántó ostorosba. Hogyha tél van, hát didergünk S nem is tudjuk, hogy didergünk, Szemünk, fülünk lefagy együtt, Lázas szóval melengetjük, Nem hálunk soha árnyékban, Zsebünkben is csak szándék van, Magunk vagyunk: a kenyerünk, Hogyha vesztünk, úgyis nyerünk, Ínség, asszony nem bir velünk, Északnak meg délnek megyünk, Koldusokkal parolázunk, Ott a tanyánk, ahol ázunk, Összenőtt már a két kezünk S nem könyörgünk, nem vétkezünk, Nagy éhünk van s nem éhezünk, Mindig korábban érkezünk, Szájunkra a jövő hágott, Kiáltunk emberebb világot, Szeretetet, szabadságot, Szél a lábunk, arcunk áldott, Nézünk minden követ, ágot, Ahol utat ki se vágott, Sej haj, dallal, jó vigasszal, Asztaltalan szómalaszttal Keressük az igazságot.”

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