1037 – The Beatles – I me mine (1970)

Escrita por George Harrison, foi gravada em 3 de janeiro e 1 de abril de 1970 e lançada no disco Let it be em 8 de maio de 1970. I me mine significa o EGO, no contexto hindu. Fala sobre a crescente atmosfera de divisão dentro da banda. Foi a última canção gravada pelos Beatles e John não estava presente.

George Harrison cantou e fez backing vocals, além de tocar os violões e guitarra solo. Paul fez backing vocals, tocou baixo, piano elétrico e orgao Hammond. Ringo tocou bateria.

A letra:

All through' the day
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
All through' the night
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
Now they're frightened of leaving it
Ev'ryone's weaving it,
Coming on strong all the time,
All through' the day I me mine.

I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine,
I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine.

All I can hear
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
Even those tears
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
No-one's frightened of playing it
Ev'ryone's saying it,
Flowing more freely than wine,
All through' the day I me mine.

I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine,
I-I-me-me mine, I-I-me-me mine.

All I can hear
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
Even those tears
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine.
No-one's frightened of playing it
Ev'ryone's saying it,
Flowing more freely than wine,
All through' your life I me mine.

A versão dos Beatles:

A versão de George Fest:

A versão de Elliot Smith:

1036 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Everybody I love you (1970)

Escrita por Neil Young e Stephen Stills, foi gravada entre julho de 1969 e janeiro de 1970 e lançada em 11 de março de 1970 no disco da banda Deja Vu.

Foi cantada por Nash, Crosby e Stills. Crosby tocou guitarra base. Stills tocou guitarra também. Nash tocou teclado. Neil também tocou guitarra. Greg Reeves tocou baixo.

A letra:

Know you got to run

Know you got to hide
Still there is a great life
Engrained deep within your eyes
Open up, open up
Baby let me in
You expect for me to love you
When you hate yourself my friend la la la ...

Everybody I love you
Everybody I do
(Oh yeah)
Though your heart is an answer
I need your love to get through
(Oh yea, I really do now)
When I tell you I love you
(When I tell you)
You can believe that it's true
(Oh yes it is)

Everybody I love you
Everybody I do
(Oh, yes I really do now...)

A versão do CSNY:

A versão de Her majesty:

A versão de Four Way Street:

1035 – George Harrison – All things must pass (1970)

Escrita por George Harrison, foi gravada entre final de maio e começo de junho de 1970 e lançada no disco de mesmo nome em 27 de novembro de 1970. Harrison havia dado a canção para Billy Preston lançar antes, em 11 de setembro de 1970, pois os Beatles haviam a rejeitado pra inclusão no disco Let it be.

A canção mostra a influencia da Band na composição, depois de Harrison ter passado uma temporada com eles e Bob Dylan em Woodstock, New York, no final de 1968. Harrison teve The weight como ins piração pra essa canção e sempre imaginou Levon Helm cantando-a. Para letra, ele se inspirou em Timothy Leary no livro Psychodelic Prayers after the Tao Te Ching.

George Harrison cantou, tocou violão e fez backing vocals. Eric Clapton fez backing vocals e tocou violão. Pete Drake tocou pedal steel. Billy Preston tocou piano. Bobby Whitlock tocou harmonium e fez backing vocals. Klaus Voormann tocou baixo. Ringo tocou bateria e pandeiro. Jim Gordon tocou bateria Bobby Keys tocou sax. Jim Price tocou trumpete, trombone e fez os arranjos do sopro. John Barham fez os arranjos das cordas.

A letra:

Sunrise doesn't last all morning.
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
It's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away

Sunset doesn't last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving
It's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away

All things must pass
None of life's strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day

Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away

A versão de George Harrison:

A versão de Paul McCartney com Eric Clapton e amigos:

A versão de Cat Stevens:

1034 – Neil Young – Tell me why (1970)

Escrita por Neil Young, foi gravada na primavera de 1970 e lançada em 31 de agosto de 1970, no disco After the gold rush. É a música que abre o album.

Os dois únicos instrumentos são dois violões, tocados por Neil Young e por Nils Lofgren, mas tem o backing vocal feito pelo Crazy Horse.

Foi regravada por Norah Jones, Radiohead e Flea, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Sailing heart-ships
thru broken harbors
Out on the waves in the night
Still the searcher
must ride the dark horse
Racing alone in his fright.
Tell me why, tell me why

Is it hard to make
arrangements with yourself,
When you're old enough to repay
but young enough to sell?

Tell me lies later,
come and see me
I'll be around for a while.
I am lonely but you can free me
All in the way that you smile
Tell me why, tell me why

Is it hard to make
arrangements with yourself,
When you're old enough to repay
but young enough to sell?

Tell me why, tell me why
Tell me why, tell me why

A versão de Neil Young:

A versão de Norah Jones:

A versão do Ulmonaut:

1033 – Paul McCartney – Maybe I'm amazed (1970)

Escrita por Paul McCartney, foi gravada em 22 de fevereiro de 1970 e lançada em 17 de abril de 1970 no disco McCartney, o primeiro disco solo de Paul. Foi dedicada à sua esposa, Linda McCartney. É a música 347 das 500 maiores canções de todos os tempos da revista Rolling Stone.

Paul escreveu-a em 1969. Ele disse que Linda o ajudou muito nesse tempo difícil. Ele gravou-a no mesmo dia em que gravou Every night. Paul tocou todos os instrumentos: guitarras, baixo, piano, orgao e bateria. Linda fez backing vocals.

Paul disse que essa era a canção que ele gostaria de ser lembrado no futuro.

Foi regravada por Joe Cocker, Billy Joel e Nancy Sinatra, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you love me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I love you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you pull me out of time
You hung me on the line
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Ooh

Maybe I'm a man
Maybe I'm a lonely man who's in the middle of something
That he doesn't really understand

Maybe I'm a man
And maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me
Baby, won't you help me to understand?
Ooh

Maybe I'm amazed at the way you're with me all the time
Maybe I'm afraid of the way I leave you
Maybe I'm amazed at the way you help me sing my song
Right me when I'm wrong
Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you

A versão de Paul McCartney:

A versão de Joe Cocker:

A versão de Billy Joel:

1032 – John Lennon – Working class hero (1970)

Escrita por John Lennon, foi gravada em 26 de setembro e 9 de outubro de 1970 e lançada em 11 de setembro de 1970 no disco John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band, o primeiro disco que ele lançou após se separar dos Beatles.

Trata-se de uma canção comunista, que fala da diferença das classes sociais. Fala sobre a classe trabalhadora.

John cantou e tocou violão.

Foi regravada por Marianne Faithfull, Ritchie Havens, Marylin Manson, Green Day e Tommy Roe, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

As soon as you're born they make you feel small
By giving you no time instead of it all
'Til the pain is so big you feel nothing at all
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

They hurt you at home and they hit you at school
They hate you if you're clever and they despise a fool
'Til you're so fucking crazy you can't follow their rules
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

When they've tortured and scared you for twenty odd years
Then they expect you to pick a career
When you can't really function you're so full of fear
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

Keep you doped with religion and sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants as far as I can see
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

There's room at the top they are telling you still
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks on the hill
A working class hero is something to be
A working class hero is something to be

If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me
If you want to be a hero, well, just follow me

A versão de John Lennon:

A versão de Marianne Faithfull:

A versão do Green Day:

1031 – The Beatles – One after 909 (1970)

Escrita por John Lennon mas creditada à dupla Lennon/McCartney, foi gravada rm 30 de janeiro de 1969 e lançada em 8 de maio de 1970, no disco Let it be. Foi gravada no famoso Rooftop concert. Foi escrita no começo da carreira, entre 1957 e 1960.

John disse que escreveu quando tinha 17 anos.

John cantou e tocou guitarra base. Paul tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. George Harrison tocou guitarra solo, Ringo tocou bateria e Billy Preston tocou piano elétrico.

Foi regravada por Willie Nelson, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

My baby says she's trav'ling on the one after 909
I said move over honey I'm travelling on that line
I said move over once, move over twice
Come on baby don't be cold as ice
I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909

I begged her not to go and I begged her on my bended knees
You're only fooling around, you're fooling around with me
I said move over once, move over twice
Come on baby don't be cold as ice
I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909

I got my bag, run to the station
Railman says you've got the the wrong location
I got my bag, run right home
Then I find I've got the number wrong

Well I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909
I said move over honey I'm travelling on that line
I said move over once, move over twice
Come on baby don't be cold as ice
I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909

I got my bag, run to the station
railman says you've got the the wrong location
I got my bag, run right home
Then I find I've got the number wrong

Well I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909
I said move over honey I'm travelling on that line
I said move over once, move over twice
Come on baby don't be cold as ice
I said we're trav'ling on the one after 90
I said we're trav'ling on the one after 90
I said we're trav'ling on the one after 909

[Oh Danny Boy, the old summer is calling.]

A versão dos Beatles:

A versão de Willie Nelson:

A versão de Saltwater Roses:

1030 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Our house (1970)

Escrita por Graham Nash, foi gravada em 5 de novembro de 1969 e lançada em 11 de março de 1970 no disco Deja Vu e tambem foi lançada em compacto em setembro de 1970, com Deja Vu como Lado B. Chegou ao número 30 nos charts pop americanos. Nash escreveu a canção quando era casado com Joni Mitchell e moravam no Laurel Canyon.

Graham Nash cantou, tocou piano e harpsichord, David Crosby fez backing vocals, Stephen Stills fez backing vocals, Dallas Taylor tocou bateria e Greg Reeves tocou baixo.

A letra:

I'll light the fire
You put the flowers in the vase that you bought today
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me

Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good
Such a cozy room, the windows are illuminated by the
Sunshine through them, fiery gems for you, only for you

Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you
And our la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la

Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you
And our

I'll light the fire while you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today

A versão de Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young:

A versão de Graham Nash:

A versão de Helen Reddy:

1029 – The Guess Who – Bus rider (1970)

Escrita por Kurt Winter, foi gravada em 1970, no RCA Mid-America Recording Center, em Chicago, Illinois e lançada em 5 de outubro de 1970, no disco Share the land.

Burton Cummings cantou e tocou teclado. Kurt Winter tocou guitarra solo e fez backing vocals. Greg Leskiew tocou guitarra base e fez backing vocals. Jim Kale tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. Garry Peterson tocou bateria e fez backing vocals.

A letra:

Get up in the morning, get on the bus
Get up in the morning like the rest of us
Places to go, important people to meet
Better not get up or you might lose your seat

Leave the house at six o'clock to be on time
Leave the wife and kids at home to make a dime
Grab your lunch pail, check for mail in your slot
You won't get your cheque if you don't punch the clock

Grab the evening paper, and sit down in your chair
Grab yourself a toupee, 'cause you're losing your hair
Doesn't matter what you do, you've nothing to lose
I'm so awful goddamn glad I'm not in your shoes

You know you'll ride it every single morning today
(Bus rider)
Ride, ride, little man
(Bus rider)
I don't want to ride, no I don't want to ride
(Bus rider)
Get up in the morning, get on the bus
(Bus rider)
Oh, little man riding upside down, yeah
(Bus rider)
Mm, no I don't want to ride
(Bus rider)

A versão do Guess Who:

A versão de Tequila Rush:

A versão da Phoeni Band:

1028 – Neil Young – Only love can break your heart (1970)

Escrita por Neil Yong, foi gravada em 15 de março de 1970 e lançada em 19 de setembro de 1970 no disco After the gold rush, assim como foi lançada em compacto em outubro de 1970, com Birds como Lado B.

Chegou ao número 33 nos charts pop americanos, se tornando o primeiro TOP 40 de Neil Young como como artista solo.

Foi regravada por Saint Etienne, Jacie DeShannon, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Corrs, Nils Lofgren, Natalie Imbruglia, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

When you were young
and on your own
How did it feel
to be alone?
I was always thinking
of games that I was playing.
Trying to make
the best of my time.

But only love
can break your heart
Try to be sure
right from the start
Yes only love
can break your heart
What if your world
should fall apart?

I have a friend
I've never seen
He hides his head
inside a dream
Someone should call him
and see if he can come out.
Try to lose
the down that he's found.

But only love
can break your heart
Try to be sure
right from the start
Yes only love
can break your heart
What if your world
should fall apart?

I have a friend
I've never seen
He hides his head
inside a dream
Yes, only love
can break your heart
Yes, only love
can break your heart

A versão de Neil Young:

A versão das Corrs:

A versão de Natalie Imbruglia:

1027 – Simon and Garfunkel – Keep the customer satisfied (1970)

Escrita por Paul Simon, foi gravada em 1969 e lançada em 26 de janeiro em um compacto que tinha Bridge over troubled water como Lado A. Fala sobre exaustão de turnês, tema usado por ele também em Homeward Bound.

A letra:

Gee but it's great to be back home
Home is where I want to be.
I've been on the road so long my friend,
And if you came along
I know you couldn't disagree.

It's the same old story, yeah

Everywhere I go,
I get slandered, libeled,
I hear words I never heard in the Bible
And I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine
Two steps away from the county line
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied,
Satisfied.

Deputy Sheriff said to me
Tell me what you come here for, boy.
You better get your bags and flee.
You're in trouble boy,
And you're heading into more.

It's the same old story,
Everywhere I go,
I get slandered, libeled,
I hear words I never heard in the Bible
And I'm one step ahead of the shoe shine
Two steps away from the county line
Just trying to keep my customers satisfied,
Satisfied

Woah woah woah woah

It's the same old story,
Everywhere I go,
I get slandered, libeled,
I hear words I never heard in the Bible
And I'm so tired, so tired
But I'm trying to keep my customers satisfied,
Satisfied

A versão de Simon and Garfunkel:

A versão de Robson and Jerome:

A versão de Danielle Knibbe:

1026 – John Lennon – Instant karma (1970)

Escrita por John Lennon foi gravada em 27 de janeiro de 1970 e lançada em 6 de fevereiro de 1970, em um compacto que tinha Who has seen the wind?, de Yoko Ono, como Lado B.

A letra fala do conceito em que casualidade das ações de uma pessoa é imediata em vez de ocorrer durante toda a vida. Chegou ao número 3 nos Estados Unidos e número 5 no Reino Unido e número 2 no Canadá. Foi o primeiro compacto de um Beatle a vender acima de 1 milhão de cópias.

Foi regravada por Paul Weller, Duran Duran e U2, entre outros artistas. O livro The Shinning, de Stephen King, teve o título inspirado no refrão de Instant Karma.

John cantou, tocou violão, piano e fez backing vocals. George Harrison tocou guitarra, piano e fez backing vocals. Klaus Voorman tocou baixo, piano elétrico e fez backing vocals. Alan White tocou bateria, piano e fez backing vocals. Billy Preston tocou orgao Hammond e fez backing vocals. Yoko Ono fez backing vocals. Mal Evans bateu palmas, tocou chimes e fez backing vocals. Allen Klein e Revellers from London's Hatchett Club fizeram backing vocals.

A letra:

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you thinking of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah you

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
Better get yourself together darlin'
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughin' at fools like me
Who on earth d'you think you are
A super star
Well, right you are

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Ev'ryone come on

Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Ev'ryone you meet
Why in the world are we here
Surely not to live in pain and fear
Why on earth are you there
When you're ev'rywhere
Come and get your share

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Come on and on and on on on
Yeah yeah, alright, uh huh, ah

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
On and on and on on and on

Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun
Yeah we all shine on
Like the moon and the stars and the sun

A versão de John Lennon:

A versão de Paul Weller:

A versão de Nelly Furtado e Dave Stewart:

1025 – The Beatles – I've got a feeling (1970)

Escrita por Paul McCartney, a parte de I've got a feeling e por John Lennon, a parte de Everybody had a hard year. Foi gravada em 30 de janeiro de 1969 e lançada em 8 de maio de 1970 no disco Let it be.

A parte de John se referia de fato a um ano pesado que o mesmo teve. Ele se divorciou de sua primeira esposa, Cynthia. A namorada Yoko Ono tinha sofrido um aborto involuntário. Ele estava lutando pra se livrar da heroína. Foi preso por porte de drogas. Não podia ver o seu filho Julian. E estava extremamente insatisfeito com os Beatles.

Paul tocou baixo e cantou. John tocou guitarra base e cantou. George Harrison tocou guitarra solo. Ringo tocou bateria e Billy Preston tocou piano elétrico.

A letra:

I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Yeah, I've got a feeling.

Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train
Oh yeah, oh yeah.
And if you leave me I won't be late again
Oh no, oh no, oh no.
Yeah, I've got a feeling, yeah.

All these years I've been wandering around,
Wondering how come nobody told me
All that I was looking for was somebody
Who looked like you.

I've got a feeling, that keeps me on my toes
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

I've got a feeling, I think that everybody knows
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
Yeah, yeah, I've got a feeling, yeah.
Yeah

Ev'rybody had a hard year
Ev'rybody had a good time
Ev'rybody had a wet dream,
Ev'rybody saw the sunshine
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

Ev'rybody had a good year,
Ev'rybody let their hair down,
Ev'rybody pulled their socks up,
Ev'rybody put their foot down.
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

Yeah I've got a feeling
A feeling deep inside
Oh yeah, oh yeah.

I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide
Oh no
Oh no no no

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
I've got a feeling
I've got a feeling

A versão dos Beatles:

A versão de Paul McCartney ao vivo na Grand Central Station em New York City:

A versão do Pearl Jam:

1024 – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young – Almost cut my hair (1970)

Escrita por David Crosby, foi gravada em 9 de janeiro de 1970 e lançada em 11 de março de 1970 no disco Deja Vu.

A canção fala do dilema dos hippies. Será que cortam o cabelo pra ficar num tamanho mais prático ou deixam grande em sinal de rebelião?

David Crosby cantou e tocou guitarra ritmíca, Stephen Still tocou guitarra solo, Neil Yong tocou guitarra solo, Graham Nash tocou orgao, Dallas Taylor tocou bateria e percussão e Greg Reeves tocou baixo.

A letra:

I almost cut my hair
It happened just the other day
It was gettin' kinda long
I could-a said, it was in my way
But I didn't and I wonder why
I feel like letting my freak flag fly
And I feel like I owe it to someone

Must be because I had the flu for Christmas
And I'm not feelin' up to par
It increases my paranoia
Like lookin' at my mirror and seein' a police car
But I'm not givin' in an inch to fear
Cause I promised myself this year
I feel like I owe it to someone

When I finally get myself together
I'm gonna get down in that sunny southern weather
And I find a place inside to laugh
Separate the wheat from the chaff
I feel like I owe it to someone

A versão de Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young:

A versão de Matt Corby:

A versão de Davy Knowles:

1023 – The Guess Who – Hand me down world (1970)

Escrita por Kurt Winter, foi lançada em junho de 1970 em um compacto que tinha Running down the street como Lado B.

Chegou ao número 10 no Canadá, número 17 nos charts pop americanos e número 65 na Austrália.

Burton Cummings cantou e tocou teclado. Kurt Winter tocou guitarra solo e fez backing vocals. Greg Lewkiw tocou guitarra ritmica e fez backing vocals. Jim Kale tocou baixo e Garry Peterson tocou bateria.

A letra:

Anybody here see the noise, see the fear and commotion
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the love, see the hate, the emotion

Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already

Anybody here see the long-distance cheer for the notion
Well, I think we missed it
Anybody here see the sky weeping tears for the ocean

Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already

Anybody here see the fuzzy-wuzzy loving cup explosion
I think we missed it
Anybody here see the changing of the year and emotion

Don't give me no hand me down shoes
Don't give me no hand me down love
Don't give me no hand me down world
I got one already

I don't really need it and I'm not gonna take it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
A-don't give it to me 'cause I really don't want it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't want to take it and I really don't need it, no
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't want to take it and I really don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't want to take it, I don't want to take it 'cause I really don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it, know I don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it, know I don't need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
You know I don't want it and I'm not gonna take it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
I don't want to take it 'cause I don't really need it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Just don't give it to me, don't want to take it
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Gimme no, gimme no, no-no no-no-no
(Don't give me no hand me down world)
Don't want to take it 'cause I don't really need it

A versão do Guess Who:

A versão dos Sheepdogs, muito boa por sinal:

A versão de Colin Wiebe:

1022 – Neil Young – Southern man (1970)

Escrita por Neil Young, foi gravada em 9 de março de 1970 e lançada em 19 de setembro de 1970 no disco After the gold rush. A letra fala do racismo contra os negros no sul americano. Na música, Neil faal de um branco que maltrata os escravos. E pergunta quando o sul vai pagar aos negros devido as fortunas feitas através da escravidão.

A canção Sweet home Alabama foi escrita em resposta a essa música de Young.

A letra:

Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.

Southern man.

I saw cotton and I saw black.
Tall white mansions and little shacks.
Southern man, when will you pay them back?

I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?

Southern man, better keep your head.
Don't forget what your good book said.
Southern change gonna come at last.
Now your crosses are burning fast.

Southern man.

Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown.
I've seen your black man comin' round.
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!

I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking.
How long? How long?

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