They told me, Doncha go down to that city
Doncha go down to that city, I say,
'Cause there's trouble there for sure
And it's no concern of yours....
That's all I had to hear them people say.

CH: If you don't look around you won't see me a-goin'
See me a-goin' that way
If you don't look around you'll have no way of knowin'
I don't think you even know what I say....

And I saw children just walkin' 'long and singin'
When a voice from behind me rang through,
And I saw an ugly man with a mad dog in his hand
Sayin' "Stand right there or I'll turn him loose on you."

CH

So don't you tell me there ain't no time for singin'
I don't need no empty words from you,
If they're sayin' who ain't free then they're sayin' it righ to me
Just go back home, I'll wake you when we're through....