Walkin' down to Way down south in Land Oh, I thought that I would stop Take a vacation style
Got some hospitality Down in a southern hospital Oh, all the said welcome in Signed by Governor Wallace and
said come along and watch the fights While we feed our on civil rights Now, don't get us of our best Negroes are friends
Well I've seen many ways I've in cars and old subways But in Birmingham people chose To fly down the from a fire hose
Doin' hard travelin' hydrants of plenty Well, a of dogs was standin' by I walked up to and I said, "Hi"
I one dog what they all were doin' He up to me and started chewin' 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 There can't be only you in town" They said, sure, we have old Conner There he goes walkin'
Throwin' some raw to the Mayor Feedin' to the city council You know Wallace doesn't mean no harm you see he's got a lot of charm?
He protectin' us whites, both the rich and in the schoolhouse door Crackin' jokes, talkin' to Brinkley Servin' jury duty, re-elected
So, I them why they spent their time With segregation on their They said, "If you like to live this way Get out of here, go to the U.S.A Live with all them and New York folksingers"
Some say past their darkest hour moderates are back in power Oh, listen close with open ears They'll us out in a couple of hundred years
But push 'em whatever you do Or else you'll get extremists back in You see, is a sovereign state With sovereign and sovereign hate
They stand for the and Constitution They stand against revolution They say "It's Pinkoes like you that the slaves" And they're