| It was a judgment by color
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| Caught out on the road
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| In the middle of nowhere
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| There was a man, oh, shot in cold blood
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| But a sheet don’t hide the wrong
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| It don’t hide nothing
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| Yeah, it’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| It’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross, yeah
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| Now his poor little babies
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| Been left there in the shack
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| And who’s gonna tell 'em
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| That their daddy ain’t coming back
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| Mother cries mercy
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| She sees the one she loved, yeah
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| Shot down under the burning cross
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| Yeah, it’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| Oh, it’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| Yeah, it’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross
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| Yeah, on and on
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| Now this is the story of prejudice and pain
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| And you better believe it
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| That all the facts they still remain the same
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| But maybe our generation will help to make it alright
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| Yeah 'cause in this world we live
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| Under the burning cross
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| Under the burning cross
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| Under the burning cross
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| Hey! |
| Hey!
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| Yeah, it’s the work of the devil
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| Under the burning cross
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| Under the burning cross
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| (Under the burning cross)
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| Under the burning cross |