Sundown Town Lyrics - Cooder Ry

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair 

My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there 

But I've lost my sight and I have to be led 

Well I mean to work for justice till I'm dead 

Sundown town, sundown town 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

There won't be no more friends around 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Well I used to preach and I used to pray 

Was the prayinest man that you ever did see 

But they ran my people off one day 

Now there ain't nobody round that look like me 

Sundown town, sundown town 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

There won't be no more friends around 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Well we used to sing and we used to shout 

Was the shoutinest church that you ever did see 

But I ain't going to preach no more and I ain't goin' to sing 

And I don't feel at home in this town no more 

Sundown town, sundown town 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Ain't no? hangin' around 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

If you black, you better get back 

And if you brown, don't you hang around 

And if you red, you might be dead 

And if you ain't white, man, you just ain't right 

No no 

Sundown town, sundown town 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

There won't be no friends around 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Don't let 'em catch you 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Don't let 'em catch you 

Oh, don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

Sundown town, sundown town 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down 

There won't be no friends around 

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down