Southern man
better keep your head
Don't forget
what your good book said
Southern change [bad word] 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 [bad word] at last
Now your crosses
are burning fast
Southern man

Lily Belle,
your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black [bad word]  round
Swear by God
I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin'
and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?