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?
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?
A
versão de Neil Young:
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versão de Robert Plant:
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