Southern man, better keep your head,
            Don't forget what your good books said,
              Southern change gonna come at last.
              Now  your crosses are burning fast,
                         Southern man.
                 I saw cotton and I saw Black,
            Tall white mansions and little shacks,
          Southern man, when will you pay them  back,
           I heard screaming and bull whips cracking
                      How long? How long?
            Lillie Bell, your hair is golden brown,
             I've seen your mad man comin' round,
            I swear by God I'm gonna cut him down,
          I heard screaming and bull whips cracking,
                      How long? How long