[Hook]
Southern man better keep your head
Don't forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
[Verse 1]
I saw cotton and I saw 'bac
Tall white mansions and little shacks
Southern man, when will you pay them back?
[Chorus]
I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
[Guitar Solo]
[Hook]
Southern man better keep your head
Don't forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
[Verse 2]
Lily Belle, your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man coming round
Swear by God, I'm gonna cut him down!
[Chorus]
I heard screaming and bullwhips cracking
How long? How long?
[Guitar Solo Outro]