Phil Ochs — Colored Town

[Verse 1] Just across the railroad tracks On the far side of the town All the people there are black And they live in colored town Colored town [Verse 2] Speeding cars down the highway run They never stop to look around One place that the highway shuns And that place is colored town Colored town [Verse 3] On the sidewalk children play In the gutters watch them clown White world is so far away So far away from colored town Colored town [Verse 4] The owners of the local stores Owners of the local ground They're walking on a finer floor Skin's too white for colored town Colored town [Verse 5] In the early of the day For the white homes they are bound As a janitor, as a maid They leave their place in colored town Colored town [Verse 6] Come the evening, come the wine Come the dancing music sound Liquor knows no color line Not even down in colored town Colored town [Verse 7] A prison with no prison guards Where no padlocks can be found A jail without no cells and bars But you'll never escape from colored town Colored town [Verse 8] Come let's open all the doors From Birmingham to Harlem's ground From Jackson to Chicago's shores Let's take a look at colored town Colored town Come take a look at colored town Colored town