| Send him to the fields, send him to the wars
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| Send him on down to slave on the farms
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| Steal his land, rob his soul
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| Send him on down to dig that hole
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| Give him no hope, give him no trial
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| Put him in chains, break that smile
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| Pull that barge, tote that bale
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| Listen to him singin', hear him wail
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| You wouldn’t do that to a whiteboy
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| You wouldn’t do that to a whiteboy
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| You wouldn’t do that to a whiteboy
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| Give him no peace, give him no rest
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| Teach him to believe your god is the best
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| Sail him away, to the promised land
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| Send him on down into his masters hand
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| Take his woman, take his child
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| Take him on down to the murder mile
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| Pull that barge, tote that bale
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| What’s that song you hear him wail
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| Now you wonder why he’s an angry man
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| Why there’s fire in your father’s land
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| And wonder now what tomorrow will bring
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| Will you hear him screamin', will you hear him sing
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| (Manny Charlton)
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| Publishing copyright: Elgin Music
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| Copyright 1986 Nazareth (Dunfermline) Ltd., Dunfermline |