[0:4.764] [0:7.764] [0:9.764]“George Jackson, [0:11.564]I woke up this morning [0:14.021]There were tears in my bed [0:17.263]They killed a man I really loved [0:19.648]Shot him through the head [0:22.436]Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down [0:26.483]Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground [0:42.399]Sent him off to prison [0:44.857]For a seventy dollar robbery [0:48.058]Closed the door behind him [0:50.390]And they threw away the key [0:53.248]Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down [0:57.332]Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground [1:14.665]He wouldn't take shit from no one [1:17.382]He wouldn't bow down or kneel [1:20.243]Authorities, they hated him [1:22.984]Because he was just too real [1:26.052]Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down [1:30.082]Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground [1:46.869]Prison guards, they cursed him [1:49.343]As they watched him from above [1:50.954]But they were frightened of his power [1:54.486]They were scared of his love [1:57.588]Lord, Lord, so they cut George Jackson down [2:01.892]Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground [2:42.748]Sometimes I think this whole world [2:45.472]Is one big prison yard [2:48.512]Some of us are prisoners [2:51.015]The rest of us are guards [2:53.704]Lord, Lord, they cut George Jackson down [2:57.456]Lord, Lord, they laid him in the ground