[Intro]
Uh, this next song is a real controversial subject, but, um
Audiences like it because of the way it's done here
It’s the story of William Worthy, William Worthy is a reporter
For the Baltimore Afro-American and The Realist in New York
And he went down to Cuba a while ago
When he got back, he was arrested and came back to Florida
He was arrested for illegal re-entry to the United States because
It's against thе law for Americans to go to Cuba or China
Or several othеr places
So he's running around the country appealing
And making speeches, and getting all kinds of support
So here’s the "Ballad of William Worthy"

[Verse 1]
Well, it's of a bold reporter whose story I will tell
He went down to the Cuban land, the nearest place to Hell
He'd been there many times before, but now the law does say
The only way to Cuba is with the C.I.A. 

[Chorus]
William Worthy isn't worthy to enter our door
Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore
But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say
"You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay"
[Verse 2]
Five thousand dollars or a five year sentence may well be
For a man who had the nerve to think that traveling is free
He should have listened closer when he heard the experts say
"This modern world is getting so much smaller every day"

[Chorus]
William Worthy isn't worthy to enter our door
Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore
But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say
"You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay"

[Verse 3]
So, come all you good travelers and fellow travelers, too
And travel all around the world, see every country through
I'd surely like to come along and see what may be new
But my passport’s disappearing as I sing these words to you

[Verse 4]
Well, there really is no need to travel to these evil lands
And though the list grows larger, you must try to understand
And try hard not to worry if someday you should hear
That the whole world is off limits, visit Disneyland this year

[Chorus]
William Worthy isn’t worthy to enter our door
Went down to Cuba, he's not American anymore
But somehow it is strange to hear the State Department say
"You are living in the free world, in the free world you must stay"