George Jackson Lyrics - Bob Dylan

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. 

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. 

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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. 

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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.