Mississippi Goddamn, Νina Simone, αντιρατσιστικό τραγούδι

Mississippi Goddamn.

Alabama's got me so upset.

Tennessee made me lose my rest.

And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddamn.

Can't you see it can't you feel it

It's all in the air

I can't stand the pressure much longer

Somebody say a prayer...

This is a show tune

But the show hasn't been written for it yet....

Hound dogs on my trail

Schoolchildren sitting in jail

Black cat crossed my path

I think every day's gonna be my last

Lord have mercy on this land of mine

We're all gonna get it in due time

I don't belong here I don't belong there

I've even stopped believing in prayer

Don't tell me I tell you

Me and my people just about do

I've been there so I know

Keep on saying GO SLOW

But that's just the trouble TOO SLOW

Washing the windows TOO SLOW

Picking the cotton TOO SLOW

You're just plain rotten TOO SLOW

Too damn lazy TOO SLOW

Thinking's crazy TOO SLOW

Where am I going?

What am I doing?

I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW!

.Just try to do your very best

Stand up be counted with all the rest

'Cause everybody knows about Mississippi Goddamn.

I bet you thought

I was kidding didn't you?....

Yes you LIED to me all these years

You told me to wash and clean my ears

And talk real fine just like a lady

And you'd stop calling me Sister Sadie.

Oh but this whole country is full of lies!

You're all gonna die and die like flies....

I don't trust you anymore

You keep on saying go slow go slow

But that's just the trouble: TOO SLOW!

Desegregation TOO SLOW!

Mass participation TOO SLOW!

Unification TOO SLOW!

Do things gradually TOO SLOW!

Will bring more tragedy TOO SLOW!

Why don't you see it? Why don't you feel it?

I don't know I don't know....

You don't have to live next to me,

just give me my equality..

And everybody knows about Mississippi

Everybody knows about Alabama

Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddamn.

That's it.