Tom Russell - Jack Johnson lyrics

He was born in 1890, on the Gulf of Mexico Fought his way around the world with hand, and heart, and soul So trot out all your Great White Hopes, But they'd better bring a gun Jack Johnson's made of iron - he's all counterpunch and run Yonder comes Jack Johnson Like he owns the town There's a lot of white American's Like to see that man fall down Like to see a black man drown Jack stood on the Titanic pier with a thousand dollar roll But the captain said, "Sorry, Boy, we ain't haulin' coal" So Jack danced the Eagle Rock in a tavern on the shore While the captain danced his final dance on the Atlantic Ocean floor Yonder comes Jack Johnson Like he owns the town There's a lot of white American's Like to see that man fall down Like to see a black man drown Jack Johnson beat Jim Jeffries, till there weren't nothin' left And every time he'd throw a punch he'd say, "Package for Mr. Jeff!" The he ran off with some white girl, man that made 'em mad All agreed and all decreed, that Black Man was bad... Yonder comes Jack Johnson Like he owns the town There's a lot of white American's Like to see that man fall down Like to see a black man drown Well, I stole a line from Lead Belly - I don't think he'd mind 'Cause Lead Belly and Jack, they were cut from the same vine...