Senator McCarthy

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Senator McCarthy

Joseph R McCarthy
A Senator became
Ruined lives adorned his path
Along the road to fame

His reign was in the '50s
He crushed his every foe
Communists he saw everywhere
He knew they had to go

If you stood against him
Your future wasn't bright
Accusations false and vile
He'd claim to bring to light

It wasn't only "commies"
McCarthy sought to rout
He had no tolerance for gays
He wanted them all out

For years his star shone brightly
Before his time was done
He drove a man to suicide
Then things became undone

When the U.S. Senate
Decided to strike back
They voted for his censure
His name was stained and black

Senator McCarthy
Began a lonely fall
At the age of 48
He died from alcohol