Lyrics I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise Again - Tanya Tucker
Mama
never
had
a
flower
garden
'Cause
cotton
grew
right
up
to
our
front
door
Daddy
never
went
on
a
vacation
He
died
a
tired
old
man
at
fourty
four
Our
neighbors
in
the
big
house
called
us
redneck
'Cause
we
lived
in
a
poor
share-croppers
shack
The
Jacksons
down
the
road
were
poor
like
we
were
But
our
skin
was
white
and
theirs
was
black
But
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
But
not
the
way
we
thought
it
would
back
then
I
mean
everybody
hand
in
hand
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
I
see
wooded
parks
and
big
skyscrapers
Where
dirty
rundown
shacks
stood
once
before
I
see
sons
and
daughters
of
share-croppers
But
they're
not
picking
cotton
anymore
But
more
important
I
see
human
kindness
As
we
forget
the
bad
and
keep
the
good
A
brand
new
breeze
is
blowing
'cross
the
southland
And
I
see
a
brand
new
kind
of
brotherhood
Yes
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
Oh,
but
not
the
way
we
thought
it
would
back
then
I
mean
everybody
hand
in
hand
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
I
believe
the
south
is
gonna
rise
again
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