Anyway, when Id Love To Change The World came out we covered it, and in those days the words were no big deal.
Fast forward to a year ago, Im playing guitar in a classic-rock cover band with a bunch of similar old farts, and the sax player (a great player and friend, but a fanatical liberal) and I are talking and Ten Years After comes up as a band we both liked. He says, We should cover that!. I say, Are you sure? Those lyrics are kind of politically incorrect these day, well get in trouble. He says What lyrics? I quote those lines you posted in your comment.
He was thunderstruck. Geez, Ive never actually listened to the words, I was just listening to the music! Holy cow, we cant cover that!
I should have kept my mouth shut and the first time I sang the lyrics he would have sh!t himself onstage. :-)
Darn, I would have loved to see that. Heh heh.