Here's to the State of Mississippi,For underneath her borders, the devil draws no lines,If you drag her muddy rivers, nameless bodies you will find.Oh the fat trees of the forest have hid a thousand crimes,The calender is lyin' when it reads the present time.Whoa here's to the land you've torn out the heart of,Mississippi find yourself another country to be part of!And here's to the people of MississippiWho say the folks up north, they just don't understandAnd they tremble in the shadows at the thunder of the KlanOh the sweating of their souls can't wash the blood from off their handsFor they smile and shrug their shoulders at the murder of a man.Oh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the schools of MississippiWhere they're teachin' all the children that they don't have to care.All the rudiments of hatred are present everywhereAnd every single classroom is a factory of despairAnd there's nobody learning such a foreign word as 'fair'Whoa, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the cops of MississippiThey're chewin' their tobacco as they lock the prison doorAnd their bellies bounce inside them when they knock you to the floorNo they don't like takin' prisoners in their private little warsAnd behind their broken badges there are murderers and moreWhoa, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the judges of MississippiWho wear the robe of honor as they crawl into the courtAnd they're guarding all the bastions of their phony legal fortOh, justice is a stranger when the prisoners reportWhen the black man stands accused the trial is always shortWhoa, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the government of MississippiIn the swamp of their bureaucracy they're always bogging downAnd criminals are posing as the mayors of the townsAnd they hope that no one sees the sights and no one hears the soundsAnd the speeches of the governor are the ravings of a clownOh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the laws of MississippiCongressmen will gather in a circus of delayWhile the Constitution's drowning in an ocean of decay'Unwed mothers should be sterilized, ' I've even heard them sayYes, corruption can be classic in the Mississippi wayWhoa, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part ofAnd here's to the churches of MississippiWhere the cross, once made of silver, now is caked with rustAnd the Sunday morning sermons pander to their lustOh the fallen face of Jesus is choking in the dustAnd heaven only knows in which God they can trustOh, here's to the land you've torn out the heart ofMississippi find yourself another country to be part of
Lyrics by Phil Ochs
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