Southern man, better keep your head,
Don’t forget what your good books said,
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast,
Southren 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 bull whips cracking
How long? How long?
Lillie Bell, your hair is golden brown,
I’ve seen your mad man comin’ round,
I swear by God I’m gonna cut him down,
I heard screaming and bull whips cracking,
How long? How long?
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