Sundown Town

Mine eyes have seen the beauty of a land bright and fair

My soul looked out and wondered, can we make the journey there

But I've lost my sight and I have to be led

Well I mean to work for justice till I'm dead

Sundown town, sundown town

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

There won't be no more friends around

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Well I used to preach and I used to pray

Was the prayinest man that you ever did see

But they ran my people off one day

Now there ain't nobody round that look like me

Sundown town, sundown town

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

There won't be no more friends around

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Well we used to sing and we used to shout

Was the shoutinest church that you ever did see

But I ain't going to preach no more and I ain't goin' to sing

And I don't feel at home in this town no more

Sundown town, sundown town

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Ain't no ??? hangin' around

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

If you black, you better get back

And if you brown, don't you hang around

And if you red, you might be dead

And if you ain't white, man, you just ain't right

No no

Sundown town, sundown town

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

There won't be no friends around

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Don't let 'em catch you

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Don't let 'em catch you

Oh, don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

Sundown town, sundown town

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down

There won't be no friends around

Don't let 'em catch you, Buddy, when the sun goin' down