Walkin' to Birmingham Way down south in Dixie Oh, I thought I would stop awhile Take a vacation southern
Got some hospitality Down in a southern hospital Oh, all the said welcome in Signed by Governor Wallace and
They said come along and watch the While we feed our on civil rights Now, don't get us Some of our Negroes are friends
I've seen travelin' many ways I've traveled in and old subways But in Birmingham some chose To fly down the from a fire hose
Doin' hard travelin' From of plenty Well, a pack of dogs was by I walked up to and I said, "Hi"
I asked one dog what they all doin' He up to me and started chewin' I said, "Hold it, I'm the A.S.P.C.A. Society for the of Cruelty to Agitators"
And I said, "There be some men around There can't be you dogs in town" They said, sure, we have old Conner he goes walkin' yonder
Throwin' some raw to the Mayor Feedin' bones to the city You know Wallace doesn't mean no harm Can't you see he's got a lot of
He protectin' us whites, both the and poor in the schoolhouse door Crackin' jokes, to Huntley Brinkley jury duty, gettin' re-elected
So, I asked them why spent their time With segregation on mind They said, "If you like to live this way Get out of here, go to the U.S.A Live with all Russians and New York folksingers"
Some say they're past darkest hour moderates are back in power Oh, they listen close with ears They'll help us out in a couple of hundred
But push 'em whatever you do Or you'll get those extremists back in You see, Alabama is a state With dogs and sovereign hate
stand for the Bible and Constitution They stand against revolution They say "It's Pinkoes you that freed the slaves" And they're