You Should Have Been Down In Mississppi Lyrics - Phil Ochs

Pardon me, all you people 

Who enjoy your peace of mind 

You say everybody's equal 

Everybody is doing fine. 

You should've been down in mississippi 

In the summer of sixty-four 

If you were down in mississippi 

You wouldn't say that anymore. 

Pardon me, mr.backlash, 

You say you're worried about your home 

You say we're going too far too fast 

You say you want to be left alone. 

*chorus* 

Pardon me, mr.policeman, 

Why are you shining up your shield 

You say you stand for law and order 

You wouldn't do no dirty deals. 

*chorus* 

Pardon me, mr. soldier, 

Why are you marching down the road 

You say you're fighting for your future 

And the freedoms that you hold. 

*chorus* 

Pardon me, mr. president, 

You want your place in history 

You say you're doing all you can do 

To makle all the people free. 

*chorus* 

Pardon me, all you people 

Who enjoy your peace of mind 

You say everybody's equal 

Everybody is doing fine. 

*chorus*