Pete Seeger - State Of Arkansas lyrics

My name is Terry Roberts From Little Rock I come I went down to the schoolhouse The place they kept me from I went down to that schoolhouse And this is what I saw... State troopers with steel helmets In the State of Arkansas I went up to the troopers And said, "Please let me in." And all their guns were pointed At the color of my skin They kept me from that schoolhouse Where I'd be by law And that's what they call justice In the State of Arkansas Now his name is Orval Faubus The governor of the state He sent his army charging down Nine kids at the gate Three hundred National Guard were there Dressed up to fight a war And that is why I'm late for school In the State of Arkansas Oh listen, Mr. Governor And Mr. President, too Give me that constitution That's what you've got to do Give me that constitution I ask for nothing more Yes, that's what I want to study In the State of Arkansas I've traveled this wide world over Some ups and downs I've saw But I never knew what misery was Til I hit old Arkansas