| Intro |
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| Southern man, better | keep your head |
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| Don't forget what your | Good Book says |
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| Southern change gonna | come at last |
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| Now your crosses are | burnin' fast, | southern man |
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| I saw cotton and | I saw | black |
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| Tall white mansions and | little | shacks |
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| Southern man when will you | pay them | back? |
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| I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin', how long? how long? |
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| Southern man, better | keep your head |
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| Don't forget what your | Good Book says |
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| Southern change gonna | come at last |
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| Now your crosses are | burnin' fast, | southern man |
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| Lily Bell, your hair is | golden | brown |
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| I've seen your black man | comin' | round |
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| Swear by God, I'm gonna | cut him | down |
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| I heard screamin' and bull whips crackin', How long? How long? |
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