Horrible Histories - Rosa Parks: I Sat on a Bus lyrics

[ROSA PARKS] I'm Rosa Parks, my story marks The first step towards Civil Rights Racial inequality, American policy Till I kicked off a fight What act of mine Led havoc to ensue? How come I caused such fuss? What shocking behavior did I do? We-e-e-ell I sat on a bus (You sat on a bus?) I sat on a bus (You sat on a bus?) You want to know why? (Go ahead, tell us) I sat on that bus (You sat on the bus) In the '50s, all buses divided Whites in front, blacks behind (You serious?) If the bus filled up, we had to give up Our seats or we'd be fined (That's ludicrous) I made a stand in my hometown Montgomery, Alabama (That's dangerous) Refused to stand for a white man So they put me in the slammer (Discourteous!) December 5, 1955 My trial, notorious Black people stood side-by-side And no one Got on the bus (We stayed off the bus) They stayed off the bus (We stayed off the bus) I meant busin-ess (She inspired us) So they stayed off the bus (We stayed off the bus) We organised a boycott of public transportation To win R-E-S-P-E-C-T and force new legislation Dreamed of the day the USA Had no implementation Of S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N (Spells segregation) From that day, on we walked or cabbed Led by Martin Luther King Attacked by mobs, our houses bombed Though peace was our thing Our plight, it made the national news Which was mighty strange (Mysterious) When word reached the President He had to make a change (Delirious) One year on we'd finally won A victory momentous The fight for national Civil Rights was begun 'Cause I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus) I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus) I sat on a bus (For all of us) I sat on a bus (She sat on a bus) I sat, I sat (Our story owes a Huge debt to Rosa) I sat, I sat, I sat on that bus (We all agree She made history) On the bus (She sat on the bus For all of us I sat on that bus She sat on the bus She sat on the bus)