This Is My Country Mavis Staples, Levon Helm

[00:02.78] Do-do-do [00:04.78] [00:12.18] Do-do-do [00:15.11] [00:19.76] Some people think [00:21.53] We don't have the right to say [00:24.13] It's my country (my country) [00:29.04] Before they give in [00:30.67] They would rather fuss and fight [00:32.95] Than say it's my country (my country) [00:38.29] I've paid three hundred years or more [00:42.98] Of slave robbing sweat [00:45.23] And welts on my back [00:47.56] This is my country (my country) [00:54.10] Do-do-do [01:08.10] [01:11.27] Too many have died in protecting my pride [01:16.08] For me to go second class (this is my country) [01:20.31] We survived the hard blows and I want you to know [01:25.07] That you must face us at last (this is my country) [01:29.70] I know you will give consideration [01:34.45] Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation? [01:38.94] This is my country (my country) [01:45.65] Do-do-do [01:52.63] [01:54.87] Do-do-do [02:02.47] And I know you will give consideration [02:07.14] Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation [02:11.77] This is my country, yes it is [02:16.37] But I don't feel too proud right now, y'all [02:19.88] We need to get our house in order [02:22.64] I'm seeing far too many children [02:25.34] With no shoes on their feet [02:27.69] And way too many babies ain't got enough food to eat [02:33.16] And what's up with these people disrespecting our president [02:38.23] Spending all their time saying he's not a legal resident [02:44.37] You got some folk throwing a party but nobody invited me [02:49.92] They're mixing up the Kool-Aid, y'all, passing it off as tea [02:56.06] I hear a lot of people saying they wanna take their country back [03:01.10] Well, back to the '50s and the '60s? That don't sound like progress to me [03:08.17] (Will give consideration) and I know you will give consideration as a nation [03:21.03] This is my country (my country) [03:27.76] Do-do-do [03:31.16] This is my country [03:36.41] Oh yeah [03:37.89] Do-do-do [03:40.73] My country, oh yeah [03:42.92] My country [03:46.67] Do-do-do [03:49.32] Oh yeah [03:52.22] [03:56.03] Do-do-do [04:00.14] This is my country [04:03.43] Uh huh, uh huh [04:06.09] And don't get in my way [04:09.38] [04:12.09] Yeah [04:12.75]