Goodbye Jim Crow

After working all day at the factory Rosa Parks paid a fare and took a seat The driver turned around with his demand Let the white folks, Miss Parks would have to stand Rosa shook her head, the police took her off the bus The black folks of Montgomery had finally had enough

Goodbye Jim Crow, you've been around too long Segregated this and that, somethin' sure seems wrong Rosa Parks and Martin will send you on your way It's been a long time comin', when will we see the day We can say, "Goodbye Jim Crow?"

Martin Luther King was an Alabama preacher man Who told the people it was time to take a stand He organized a boycott to shut the buses down They would walk until ole Jim Crow left the town Empty buses lined Montgomery streets throughout the year The courts ruled on segregation, and the verdict was quite clear

Goodbye Jim Crow, you've been around too long Segregated this and that, somethin' sure seems wrong Rosa Parks and Martin have sent you on your way It's been a long time comin', but we've finally seen the day When we can say, "Goodbye Jim Crow?"

Goodbye Jim Crow, Goodby Jim Crow Goodbye Jim Crow, Goodby Jim Crow

Jim Crow bus, Jim Crow train, sittin' in the back just ain't the same Had enough of this segregation, wanted equality throughout the nation Pack your bags, get outta here, been around for too many years Don't wanna see your face no more, Goodbye Jim Crow that's for sure