It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
It isn't nice to carry banners
Or to sit in on the floor
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
At the hotel and the store
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
We have tried negotiations
And the three-man picket line,
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind.
Now our new ways aren't nice
When we deal with men of ice,
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
How about those years of lynchings
And the shot in Evers' back?
Did you say it wasn't proper
Did you stand out on the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
It isn't nice to carry banners
Or to sit in on the floor
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
At the hotel and the store
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
We have tried negotiations
And the three-man picket line,
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind.
Now our new ways aren't nice
When we deal with men of ice,
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
How about those years of lynchings
And the shot in Evers' back?
Did you say it wasn't proper
Did you stand out on the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind.
Contributed by Alessandro - 2008/10/28 - 22:24
Language: English
"It Isn't Nice" è stata interpretata anche da Judy Collins, nel suo album del 1965 intitolato "Judy Collins' Fifth Album"
Quella che segue è invece la versione forse più famosa, quella di [[a1324|Barbara Dane] con i Chambers Brothers, 1966.
Quella che segue è invece la versione forse più famosa, quella di [[a1324|Barbara Dane] con i Chambers Brothers, 1966.
IT ISN’T NICE
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to dump the groceries
Or to sit in on the floor
Or to shout our cry of freedom
At the hotel and the store
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
We have tried negotiations
And the token picket line
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind
When we deal with men of ice
You can't deal in ways so nice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
They murdered folks in Alabama
And the shot in Evers' back
Did you say it wasn't proper
Did you stand upon the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once you told us twice
But thank you buddy for your advice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to dump the groceries
Or to sit in on the floor
Or to shout our cry of freedom
At the hotel and the store
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once, you told us twice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
We have tried negotiations
And the token picket line
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind
When we deal with men of ice
You can't deal in ways so nice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
They murdered folks in Alabama
And the shot in Evers' back
Did you say it wasn't proper
Did you stand upon the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
It isn't nice to block the doorway
It isn't nice to go to jail
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail
It isn't nice, it isn't nice
You told us once you told us twice
But thank you buddy for your advice
But if that is freedom's price
We don't mind
Contributed by B.B. - 2019/10/19 - 23:26
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Album "Malvina Reynolds"
Broadside #43, aprile 965
Un'altra canzone che parla di Medgar Evers, l'afroamericano attivista per i diritti civili che nel 1963 fu assassinato a colpi di fucile da Byron De La Beckwith, un membro del Ku Klux Klan.