George Jackson

Album: The Essential Bob Dylan (1971)
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  • I woke up this mornin'
    There were tears in my bed
    They killed a man I really loved
    Shot him through the head

    Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
    Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

    Sent him off to prison
    For a seventy-dollar robbery
    They closed the door behind him
    And they threw away the key

    Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
    Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

    He wouldn't take shit from no one
    He wouldn't bow down or kneel
    Authorities, they hated him
    Because he was just too real

    Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
    Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

    Prison guards, they cursed him
    As they watched him from above
    But they were frightened of his power
    They were scared of his love

    Lord, Lord, so they cut George Jackson down
    Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground

    Sometimes I think this whole world is one big prison yard
    Some of us are prisoners
    The rest of us are guards

    Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down
    Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground Writer/s: Bob Dylan
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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  • Mark from Chicago, IlLeaders of militant movements are commonly from the upper classes. Their educational backgrounds - as Jackson's - gives them a developed intellect helpful for such an undertaking.
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