I'll sing you a about a southern town where the devil had his rule marshalls faced an angry mob to send one man to school His was jimmy meredith The tide he helped to For he chose to stay on that day The land was to learn
There was blood, red blood, on hands, Yellow dirt on clothes they thought they were doing, Only God and the knows There was hate, hate, in their hearts, from their souls like a gun And as they threw their and bricks, They screamed, "see you have done!"
The governor made a promise he keep the trouble down But the mob got ugly no troopers could be found And men were filled hate and fear, screamed into the night The flag waved in the air The symbol of rights
There was blood, red blood, on hands, Yellow dirt on their What they thought were doing, Only God and the knows was hate, cold hate, in their hearts, Shot from souls like a gun And as they their stones and bricks, They screamed, "see what you done!"
Gas was fired into the mob each attack And though the gas was running low, they never fired And the smoke had cleared and the fury felt it's pain Two men were and a hundred bled The south had again
So mr barnet, and mr walker, too The times are changing mighty fast, they'll roll right you But someday you'll head for the south, to the tip of hell And it's hot down there, down there Let's hear your yell!
There was blood, red blood, on hands, Yellow dirt on clothes What they they were doing, God and the devil knows There was hate, cold hate, in hearts, Shot from their souls a gun And as they threw their and bricks, screamed, "see what you have done!" "see you have done!"