I ain'tgonna work that field today and toil downtrodden for cruel King Cotton
Nor ever feel that whip again or feel any fear for no overseer
Stand tall
I ain'tgonna go by nigger no more - I ain'tgonna answer to no more masters
Nor be treated like no animal and bought or sold and do what it's told
Stand tall
I'm gonna run before I'm sent down the river - sold down the river
I'm gonna fight my way away from down the river - sold down the river
I'd rather die by mine own hand down the river - sold down the river