Color Line (Garland Jeffreys)
When you walk the color line better beware
They re gonna stop and stare
When you cross that color line better take care
You re gonna get your share
People some try to rule the world
Rejoicing while the weak ones fade
You can t make the black and tan
Be a prisoner in his own land
( )
And turn him into a slave
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh
Say hey Willie Mays
Say hey Cool Papa Bell say
Say hey to my Daddy Ray
Say hey say say say
Say hey Sugar Ray
Say hey Jackie Robinson say
Say hey to Satchel Paige
Say hey say say hey
Calling on America and every sister and sir
To take freedom instead
Reverse the hearse and down the dread
( )
Here s a message daddy gave me to remember
When you walk the color line better beware
They re gonna stop and stare
When you cross that color line better take care
You re gonna get your share
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh oh oh oh
Cross that color line oh oh
Say hey Willie Mays
Say hey Cool Papa Bell say
Say hey to my Daddy Ray
Say hey to the Homestead Greys
Say hey to Sweetwater Clifton
To Jack Johnson
To Josh Gibson
To Shorty Bolden say hey
When you cross
When you cross
When you cross the
Color line, yeah
Greetings from Duesseldorf, Germany!
