George Jackson

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[Verse 1]
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I woke up this morning, there were 
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tears in my bed
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They killed a man who really 
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loved, shot him the head
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground


[Verse 2]
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They put him into prison for a 
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seventy dollar robbery
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Closed the door behind him and 
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threw away the key
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground


[Verse 3]
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He wouldn't take shit from no one, 
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he wouldn't bow down or kneel
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Authorities, they hated him 
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because he was just too real
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground


[Verse 4]
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The prison guards, they hated him 
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and they cursed him from above
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But they were jealous of his 
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power, they were scared of his love
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground


[Verse 5]
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Sometimes I think this whole world
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 is one big prison yard
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Some of us are prisoners and some 
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of us are guards
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground
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Lord, lord, they took George 
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Jackson down
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Lord, they laid him in the ground