Nina Simone

Mississippi Goddam

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The name of this tune is Mississippi GoddamAnd I mean every word of itAlabama`s gotten me so upsetTennessee made me lose my restAnd everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamAlabama`s gotten me so upsetTennessee made me lose my restAnd everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamCan`t you see itCan`t you feel itIt`s all in the airI can`t stand the pressure much longerSomebody say a prayerAlabama`s gotten me so upsetTennessee made me lose my restAnd everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamThis is a show tuneBut the show hasn`t been written for it, yetHound dogs on my trailSchool children sitting in jailBlack cat cross my pathI think every day`s gonna be my lastLord have mercy on this land of mineWe all gonna get it in due timeI don`t belong hereI don`t belong thereI`ve even stopped believing in prayerDon`t tell meI tell youMe and my people just about dueI`ve been there so I knowThey keep on saying "Go slow!"But that`s just the trouble"do it slow"Washing the windows"do it slow"Picking the cotton"do it slow"You`re just plain rotten"do it slow"You`re too damn lazy"do it slow"The thinking`s crazy"do it slow"Where am I goingWhat am I doingI don`t knowI don`t knowJust try to do your very bestStand up be counted with all the restFor everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamI made you thought I was kiddin` didn`t wePicket linesSchool boy cotsThey try to say it`s a communist plotAll I want is equalityfor my sister my brother my people and meYes you lied to me all these yearsYou told me to wash and clean my earsAnd talk real fine just like a ladyAnd you`d stop calling me Sister SadieOh but this whole country is full of liesYou`re all gonna die and die like fliesI don`t trust you any moreYou keep on saying "Go slow!""Go slow!"But that`s just the trouble"do it slow"Desegregation"do it slow"Mass participation"do it slow"Reunification"do it slow"Do things gradually"do it slow"But bring more tragedy"do it slow"Why don`t you see itWhy don`t you feel itI don`t knowI don`t knowYou don`t have to live next to meJust give me my equalityEverybody knows about MississippiEverybody knows about AlabamaEverybody knows about Mississippi GoddamThat`s it!

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