Walkin' to Birmingham Way down south in Land Oh, I thought that I would stop Take a vacation southern
Got some hospitality Down there in a southern Oh, all the said welcome in Signed by Governor and Rin-Tin-Tin
They come along and watch the fights While we our dogs on civil rights Now, don't get us Some of our best are friends
Well I've travelin' many ways I've traveled in cars and old But in Birmingham people chose To fly down the street from a fire
Doin' some hard From hydrants of Well, a pack of dogs was by I up to them and I said, "Hi"
I one dog what they all were doin' He walked up to me and started I said, "Hold it, I'm the A.S.P.C.A. Society for the Prevention of to Agitators"
And I said, "There be some men around can't be only you dogs in town" They said, sure, we old Bull Conner he goes walkin' yonder
Throwin' some raw to the Mayor bones to the city council You know Governor doesn't mean no harm you see he's got a lot of charm?
He protectin' us whites, both the rich and Standin' in the door Crackin' jokes, to Huntley Brinkley jury duty, gettin' re-elected
So, I asked them why they spent their segregation on their mind They said, "If you don't like to live way Get out of here, go to the U.S.A Live all them Russians and New York folksingers"
say they're past their darkest hour Those moderates are back in Oh, listen close with open ears They'll help us out in a couple of years
But don't 'em whatever you do Or else get those extremists back in You see, Alabama is a sovereign With sovereign dogs and hate
They stand for the Bible and stand against communist revolution They say "It's like you that freed the slaves" And they're