Southern Man Lyrics

Young, 1970

             Southern man, better keep your head,
            Don't forget what your good books 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 screaming and bull whips cracking
                      How long? How long?
            Lillie Bell, your hair is golden brown,
             I've seen your mad man comin' round,
            I swear by God I'm gonna cut him down,
          I heard screaming and bull whips cracking,
                      How long? How long?