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Send him to the fields, send him to the wars |
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Send him on down to slave on the farms |
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Steal his land, rob his soul |
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Send him on down to dig that hole |
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Give him no hope, give him no trial |
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Put him in chains, break that smile |
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Pull that barge, tote that bale |
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Listen to him singin', hear him wail |
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You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy |
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You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy |
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You wouldn't do that to a whiteboy |
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Give him no peace, give him no rest |
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Teach him to believe your god is the best |
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Sail him away, to the promised land |
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Send him on down into his masters hand |
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Take his woman, take his child |
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Take him on down to the murder mile |
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Pull that barge, tote that bale |
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What's that song you hear him wail |
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Now you wonder why he's an angry man |
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Why there's fire in your father's land |
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And wonder now what tomorrow will bring |
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Will you hear him screamin', will you hear him sing. |
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(Manny Charlton) |