《Here’s to the State of Mississippi》歌词

歌曲： Here’s to the State of Mississippi

所属专辑：There But For Fortune

歌手： Phil Ochs

时长： 05:53

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Here's To The State Of Mississippi (LP版) - Phil Ochs (菲尔·奥克斯)[00:00:00]

Here's to the State of Mississippi[00:00:06]

For underneath her borders [00:00:10]

The devil draws no lines[00:00:13]

If you drag her muddy river [00:00:16]

Nameless bodies you will find[00:00:18]

Whoa the fat trees of the forest[00:00:22]

Have hid a thousand crimes[00:00:24]

The calender is lying[00:00:28]

When it reads the present time[00:00:30]

Whoa here's to the land[00:00:34]

You've torn out the heart of[00:00:37]

Mississippi find yourself another country[00:00:40]

To be part of[00:00:44]

And here's to the people of Mississippi[00:00:49]

Who say the folks up north [00:00:55]

They just don't understand[00:00:57]

And they tremble in their shadows[00:01:00]

At the thunder of the Klan[00:01:02]

Oh the sweating of their souls[00:01:05]

Can't wash the blood from off their hands[00:01:07]

They smile and shrug their shoulders[00:01:11]

At the murder of a man[00:01:14]

Oh here's to the land[00:01:17]

You've torn out the heart of[00:01:20]

Mississippi find yourself[00:01:23]

Another country to be part of[00:01:26]

And here's to the schools of Mississippi[00:01:32]

Where they're teaching all the children[00:01:38]

That they don't have to care[00:01:40]

All of rudiments of hatred[00:01:43]

Are present everywhere[00:01:45]

And every single classroom[00:01:48]

Is a factory of despair[00:01:50]

And there's nobody learning[00:01:54]

Such a foreign word as fair[00:01:56]

Oh here's to the land[00:02:00]

You've torn out the heart of[00:02:02]

Mississippi find yourself another[00:02:06]

Country to be part of[00:02:09]

And here's to the cops of Mississippi[00:02:14]

They're chewing their tobacco[00:02:20]

As they lock the prison door[00:02:21]

Their bellies bounce inside them[00:02:24]

As they knock you to the floor[00:02:27]

No they don't like taking prisoners[00:02:29]

In their private little war[00:02:32]

And behind their broken badges[00:02:35]

There are murderers and more[00:02:38]

Oh here's to the land[00:02:41]

You've torn out the heart of[00:02:44]

Mississippi find yourself another country[00:02:48]

To be part of[00:02:51]

And here's to the judges of Mississippi[00:02:57]

Who wear the robe of honor[00:03:03]

As they crawl into the court[00:03:05]

They're guarding all the bastions[00:03:08]

With their phony legal fort[00:03:10]

Oh justice is a stranger[00:03:12]

When the prisoners report[00:03:15]

When the black man stands accused[00:03:17]

The trial is always short[00:03:20]

Oh here's to the land[00:03:23]

You've torn out the heart of[00:03:26]

Mississippi find yourself another country[00:03:29]

To be part of[00:03:33]

And here's to the government of Mississippi[00:03:38]

In the swamp of their bureaucracy[00:03:45]

They're always bogging down[00:03:48]

And criminals are posing[00:03:50]

As the mayors of the towns[00:03:52]

They're hoping that no one sees the sights[00:03:55]

And hears the sounds[00:03:58]

And the speeches of the governor[00:04:00]

Are the ravings of a clown[00:04:03]

Oh here's to the land you've torn[00:04:06]

Out the heart of[00:04:10]

Mississippi [00:04:12]

Find yourself another country to be part of[00:04:14]

And here's to the laws of Mississippi[00:04:21]

Congressmen will gather in a circus of delay[00:04:29]

While the Constitution is drowning[00:04:33]

In an ocean of decay[00:04:35]

Unwed mothers should be sterilized [00:04:38]

I've even heard them say[00:04:41]

Yes corruption can be classic[00:04:44]

In the Mississippi way[00:04:47]

Oh here's to the land you've torn[00:04:50]

Out the heart of[00:04:54]

Mississippi find yourself another country[00:04:56]

To be part of[00:05:00]

And here's to the churches of Mississippi[00:05:05]

Where the cross once made of silver [00:05:11]

Now is caked with rust[00:05:14]

And the Sunday morning sermons pander[00:05:16]

To their lust[00:05:19]

Oh the fallen face of Jesus is choking[00:05:22]

In the dust[00:05:25]

Heaven only knows in which God[00:05:27]

They can trust[00:05:30]

Oh here's to the land you've torn out[00:05:33]

The heart of[00:05:37]

Mississippi find yourself another country[00:05:39]

To be part of[00:05:43]