Governor Wallace

The SNCC Freedom Singers

Originale	Versione da:RADIO STATION WNEW'S STORY OF SELMA
GOVERNOR WALLACE Well I read in the paper Just the other day The freedom fighters They are on their way They are coming by bus and an airplane too They would even walk if you would asked them to So governor Wallace, oh yeah You never can jail us all Governor Wallace, oh yeah Segregation is bound to fall	Oh, Wallace NARR : There are some songs you might hear only once on the march,but others like this one were in the background almost constantly : CHORUS : Oh,Wallace You never can jail us all, Oh,Wallace Segregation ‘s bound to fall PETE : Well,somebody told me that the tune for this used to be a rock-and-roll song…. The idea is that you can get anybody joining in on this song. All they have to sing is dah-ah-dah-daht-daht (laughs ) I read in the papers The other day The Freedom Fighters Are on their way Well they're coming by bus And by airplane, too They'll even walk If you ask them to Oh-h-h, Wallace You never can jail us all Oh, Wallace, Segregation is bound to fall I don’t want no mess I don’t want no jive I want my freedom In '65 Oh-h-h, Wallace You never can jail us all Oh, Wallace, Segregation is bound to fall Now don't you worry About going to jail Cause Martin King Will go your bail Yes,he'll get you out Yes,right on time He'll put you back On the picket line Oh-h-h, Wallace You never can jail us all Oh, Wallace, Segregation is bound to fall PETE : Who knows more verses ? Well,I went downtown And they did me wrong Take my few pennies And keep my tail at home Oh, Wallace You never can jail us all Oh, Wallace, Segregation is bound to fall. PETE: And of course you know on the march this could go on 10-15 minutes as long......