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Phil Ochs - Here's to the State of Mississippi lyrics
G Em D Here's to the state of Mississippi, G F For Underheath her borders, the devil draws no lines, G F If you drag her muddy river, nameless bodies you will find. G F whoa the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes, G Em Am D the calender is lyin' when it reads the present time. G Em C G Whoa here's to the land you've torn out the heart of, G Em D G Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of! Here's to the people of Mississippi Who say the folks up north, they just don't understand And they tremble in their shadows at the thunder of the Klan The sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their hands They smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of Here's to the schools of Mississippi Where they're teaching all the children that they don't have to care All of rudiments of hatred are present everywhere And every single classroom is a factory of despair There's nobody learning such a foreign word as fair Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart of Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of Here's to the cops of Mississippi They're chewing their tobacco as they lock the prison door Their bellies bounce inside them as they knock you to the floor No they don't like taking prisoners in their private little war Behind their |
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