George Jackson Songtext / Lyric

Dylan



I woke up this mornin', there were tears in my bed

They killed a man I really loved, shot him the head

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.



Sent him off to prison for a seventy-dollar robbery

Closed the door behind him and threw away the key

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.






He wouldn't take shit from no one, he wouldn't bow down or kneel

Authorities, they hated him because he was just too real

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.



Prison guards, they hitted him as they cursed him from above

But they were frightened of his power, they were scared of his love

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.



Sometimes I think this whole world is one big prison yard

Some of us are prisoners, the rest of us are guards

Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.



Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down

Lord, they laid him in the ground.