[ti:Down In Mississippi]
[ar:Mavis Staples]
[al:We'll Never Turn Back]
[00:00.74]Down In Mississippi - Mavis Staples
[00:15.95]far As back as I can remember
[00:21.49]I either had a plow or hoe
[00:26.37]One of those 'ole nine foot sacs
[00:31.10]Standing at the old turn row
[00:36.04]Down in Mississippi
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[00:41.95]Down in Mississippi
[00:46.88]Down in Mississippi where I was born
[00:51.87]Down in Mississippi where I come from
[01:07.47]They had a hunting season on the rabbit
[01:13.08]If you shoot em you went to jail
[01:18.26]Season was a always open on me
[01:23.32]Nobody needed no band
[01:29.18]Down in Mississippi
[01:33.49]Down in Mississippi
[01:38.55]Down in Mississippi where I was born
[01:43.66]Down in Mississippi where I come from
[01:59.58]I remember, I use to walk down that gravel road, walking with my grandma,
[02:09.31]Mississippi sun, beaming down
[02:15.80]I went to get some water
[02:18.35]My grandma said, young 'un you can't drink that water,
[02:24.98]She said you drink from that fountain over there, heha
[02:31.09]And that fountain had a sign
[02:36.26]Said for color only
[02:41.26]I was so glad I had my grandma and my papa, a huh,
[02:48.19]And I wont leave you out grandpa
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[02:51.95]My grandpa was so proud of me y'all
[02:54.83]I went down in forest Mississippi one time na,
[02:58.13]Didn't know no better, but I integrated,
[03:02.18]Awasha terrier,
[03:05.30]He was telling everybody, my grandbaby mavis,
[03:10.36]She went up to washa terrier, and washed some clothes,
[03:15.60]And all the black ladies fallowed her on up in there,
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[03:22.60]I'm proud of my grand baby,
[03:25.84]I saw many more of those signs as I lived in Mississippi,
[03:33.11]I'm so glad I can say that I saw everyone of those signs,
[03:43.34]Dr. King saw that everyone of those signs got taken down,
[03:49.93]Down in Mississippi
[03:58.35]Down in Mississippi
[04:03.80]Down in Mississippi where I come from
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[04:08.07]Down in Mississippi where I was born