Southern Man

Southern man better keep your head
Don’t forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
Southern man better keep your head
Don’t forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
I saw cotton and I saw black
Tall white mansions and little shacks
Southern man, when will you pay them back?
I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
Oh, I’ve got to know
Southern man better keep your head
Don’t forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
Lily Bell, your hair is golden brown
I’ve seen your black man coming around
Swear by God, I’m gonna cut him down!
I hard screaming and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
Oh, I’ve got to know