Walkin' down to Birmingham Way down south in Dixie Land Oh, I thought that I would stop awhile Take a vacation southern style Got some southern hospitality Down there in a southern hospital Oh, all the signs said welcome in Signed by Governor Wallace and Rin-Tin-Tin They said come along and watch the fights While we feed our dogs on civil rights Now, don't get us wrong Some of our best Negroes are friends Well I've seen travelin' many ways I've traveled in cars and old subways But in Birmingham some people chose To fly down the street from a fire hose Doin' some hard travelin' From hydrants of plenty Well, a pack of dogs was standin' by I walked up to them and I said, "Hi" I asked one dog what they all were doin' He walked up to me and started chewin' I said, "Hold it, I'm from the A.S.P.C.A. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Agitators" And I said, "There must be some men around There can't be only you dogs in town" They said, sure, we have old Bull Conner There he goes walkin' yonder Throwin' some raw meat to the Mayor Feedin' bones to the city council You know Governor Wallace doesn't mean no harm Can't you see he's got a lot of charm? He protectin' us whites, both the rich and poor Standin' in the schoolhouse door Crackin' jokes, talkin' to Huntley Brinkley Servin' jury duty, gettin' re-elected So, I asked them why they spent their time With segregation on their mind They said, "If you don't like to live this way Get out of here, go back to the U.S.A Live with all them Russians and New York folksingers" Some say they're past their darkest hour Those moderates are back in power Oh, they listen close with open ears They'll help us out in a couple of hundred years But don't push 'em whatever you do Or else you'll get those extremists back in You see, Alabama is a sovereign state With sovereign dogs and sovereign hate They stand for the Bible and Constitution They stand against communist revolution They say "It's Pinkoes like you that freed the slaves" And they're right © BARRICADE MUSIC INC; Bu döküman AkorMerkezi.com'da yayınlanmıştır. http://www.akormerkezi.com