Текст песни I Ain't Scared Of Your Jail - Live - Pete Seeger

And I guess nobody who's never actually faced one of those
Policemen can know exactly how much bravery it takes to be just
This gay and cheerful in the face of all kinds of things. A friend
Of mine telephoned me, uh, about three weeks ago it was, the day
After we read in our newspapers up here about what was going on
In Birmingham with the dogs. And he said, "Pete, you'd have to
See it to believe it. They have a little dance down there," he
Says, "I don't even know the name. I've found since it's called '
The Wobble.'" But he says, "They do a song with it. You see, it's
A, they start with a twist and then a step back and a step forward
And a hesitation somewhere," he says, "but they all sing..."

I ain't a-scared of your jail
'Cause I want my freedom
I want my freedom
I want my freedom
Ain't a-scared of your jail
'Cause I want my freedom
I want my freedom now

He says, "You have to see it, though, to see how it works. You see
There's Reverend King, he's giving them a lecture in church, he
Says, 'Now, this is to be a silent demonstration today. No songs
No slogans, and if any obscenities are shouted at you from the
Sideline, you don't reply to them, you keep right along the line
Of march. Until you're arrested, then the singing can begin.' So
They all file out of church just as solemn as deacons and as quiet
As mice, down the street, go maybe a couple hundred of 'em, maybe
Along comes a policeman, he says, 'You're all under arrest!'

I ain't a-scared of your jail
'Cause I want my freedom
I want my freedom
I want my freedom
Ain't a-scared of your jail
'Cause I want my freedom
I want my freedom now