Mississippi God Bless

Mississippi, God —!

Alabama’s gotten me so upset

Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi — God Bless!

Selma made me lose my sleep,
Then Shomari Figures made me shout and leap!
Now everybody knows about Mississippi — God Bless

Can’t you see it, can’t you feel it
It’s all in the air
We couldn’t stand the pressure any longer
Lots of people came together stronger

Alabama once had me so upset
Tennessee made me lose my rest
And everybody knows about Mississippi — God bless!

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MAGA bulldogs on my trail
School children sitting in the ICE jail
Black cat cross my path
I thought every day was gonna be my last

But then the Lord had mercy on this land of mine
Now we all gonna get some in due time
We DO belong here, We DO belong there
I’ve even come back to believing in prayer!

Don’t tell me, I tell you
Me and my people just about due
I’ve been there so I know
But no more saying “Go slow!”

We just been tryin’ to do our very best
Stood up to be counted with all the rest
Cause everybody knows about Mississippi— God bless!

Picket lines, school boycott,
Now we got a Senator Scott!
They tried to say it all was a communist plot
All I want is equality
For my sisters, my brothers, my people and me

You don’t have to live next door to me
Just give me my equality

Cause everybody knows about Mississippi
Everybody knows Scott Colom, Yippee!
Everybody knows about Governor Keisha Bottoms,
Everybody knows about Stacey Abrams!
Everybody knows about Fannie Lou Hamer
Everybody knows about North Carolina,
Everybody knows about Michelle Obama
Everybody knows about blessed John Lewis,
Everybody knows about Medgar and Emmett
Now everybody knows Martin’s dream can come true,
And Scott Colom knows there’s so much more to do,
‘Cuz everybody knows about Mississippi — GOD BLESS!!