[Verse 1]

It ain't fair, John Sinclair

In the stir for breathing air

Won't you care for John Sinclair

In the stir for breathing air

Let him be, set him free

Let him be like you and me

[Chorus]

They gave him ten for two

What else can the judges do?

They gotta set him free

[Verse 2]

Now if he'd been a soldier man

Shooting gooks in Vietnam

Or if he'd been in the CIA

Selling dope and making hay

He'd be free, they'd let him be

Breathing air, like you and me

[Chorus]

They gave him ten for two

What else can the judges do?

They gotta set him free

They gave him ten for two

They got old Lee Otis, too

They gotta set him free

[Verse 3]

Now was he jailed for what he done

Or representing everyone?

Now, free John now, if we can

From the clutches of the man

Set him free, lift the lid

Send him home to his wife and kids

[Chorus]

They gave him ten for two

What else can those bastards do?

They gotta set him free