John Lee Hooker — Birmingham Blues

[Verse 1] I ain't goin' down Birmingham by myself I ain't goin' down Birmingham by myself If I go, or take someone with me Give me an airplane, fly over Birminghame Give me an airplane and fly over Birmingham Drop me a bomb and keep on flyin' on [Verse 2] I feel so bad, I read about Birmingham, I feel so bad I read, read about Birmingham Oh do I know about things, a man is just a man God made this land He give the land to no one, to no one, land And God made everybody equal Equal, equal I don't know why Birmingham treat people, the people the way they do But I ain't goin' down Birmingham by myself I swear I ain't [Verse 3] One thing I do know Our President, he out doin' everything he can For every man, equal right It takes time, I do know But one day, Birmingham, Mississippi, and Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky All them states, Arkansas, will fall in line