| Was it Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks that day?
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| Some say Dr. King or Ghandi
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| Set them on their way
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| No matter who your mentors are
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| It’s pretty plain to see
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| That if you’ve been to jail for justice
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| You’re in good company
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| I want to shake your hand
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| 'Cause sitting in and laying down
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| Are ways to take a stand
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| Have you sung a song for freedom
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| Or marched that picket line?
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| Then you’re a friend of mine
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| You law abiding citizens
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| Come listen to this song
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| Laws are made by people
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| And people can be wrong
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| Once unions were against the law
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| But slavery was fine
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| Women were denied the vote
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| While children worked the mine
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| The more you study history
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| The less you can deny it
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| A rotten law stays on the books
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| 'til folks with guts defy it!
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| I want to shake your hand
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| 'Cause sitting in and laying down
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| Are ways to take a stand
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| Have you sung a song for freedom
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| Or marched that picket line?
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| Then you’re a friend of mine
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| Well the law is supposed to serve us
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| And so are the police
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| When the system fails
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| It’s up to us to speak our piece
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| We must be ever vigilant
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| For justice to prevail
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| So get courage from your convictions
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| Let 'em haul you off to jail!
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| I want to shake your hand
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| 'Cause sitting in and laying down
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| Are ways to take a stand
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| Have you sung a song for freedom
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| Or marched that picket line?
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| Have you been to jail for justice?
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| Then you’re a friend of mine
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| Have you been to jail for justice
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| Have you been to jail for justice
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| Have you been to jail for justice
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| Then you’re a friend of mine |
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Have You Been to Jail for Justice?, artist - Peter, Paul and Mary. Album song In These Times, in the genre Музыка мира