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[Verse 1]
Four little girls tying their sash in the basement room that day
Poking fun and making jokes before getting on their knees to pray
Just so young with all their dreams and years to their end
Strewn away in the rubble by the hatred of scared white men
[Verse 2]
It was early December in the year of ‘63
George Wallace defied what the federal courts they did decree
They said make your school doors open for the child of black and white
Wallace clenched up both his fists and he called out for a fight
[Chorus]
Down in the Birmingham Jail
Down in the Birmingham Jail
You’ve had a chance to live your life but now you’re locked
In the Birmingham Jail
[Verse 3]
When the locals heard the news that day, their blood began to boil
They decided the only good colored man is down beneath the soil
So with their hate and money, they began to conspire
And soon in Birmingham the air was thick with powder and fire
[Chorus]
Down in the Birmingham Jail
Down in the Birmingham Jail
You’ve had a chance to live your life but now you’re locked
In the Birmingham Jail
[Verse 1]
Four little girls tying their sash in the basement room that day
Poking fun and making jokes before getting on their knees to pray
Just so young with all their dreams and years to their end
Strewn away in the rubble by the hatred of scared white men
[Chorus]
Down in the Birmingham Jail Down in the Birmingham Jail You’ve had a chance to live your life but now you’re locked
Credits
Chatham County Line

Chatham County Line

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