I'll sing you a song about a southern town the devil had his rule When marshalls faced an mob to send one man to school His name was meredith The he helped to turn For he chose to stay on that day The was soon to learn
There was blood, red blood, on hands, dirt on their clothes What they they were doing, Only God and the knows There was hate, cold hate, in hearts, Shot from their like a gun And as they their stones and bricks, They screamed, "see you have done!"
The governor made a he would keep the trouble down But the mob got ugly no troopers could be found And men were filled hate and fear, They into the night The flag waved in the air The of state's rights
was blood, red blood, on their hands, Yellow on their clothes they thought they were doing, Only God and the knows was hate, cold hate, in their hearts, Shot from their souls a gun And as threw their stones and bricks, screamed, "see what you have done!"
Gas was fired into the mob each attack And though the gas was running low, they never back And when the smoke had and the fury felt it's pain Two men were dead and a bled The south had 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, dirt on their clothes What thought they were doing, Only God and the knows There was hate, hate, in their hearts, Shot their souls like a gun And as threw their stones and bricks, They screamed, "see what you done!" "see you have done!"