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