Going Down To Mississipi Lyrics - Phil Ochs

I'm going down to mississipi 

I'm going down a southern road 

And if you never see me again 

Remember that I had to go 

Remember that I had to go 

It's a long road down to mississipi 

It's a short road back the other way 

If the cops pull you over to the side of the road 

You won't have nothing to say 

No, you won't have nothing to say 

There's a man waiting down in mississippi 

And he's waiting with a rifle in his hand 

And he's looking down the road for an out-of-state car 

And he thinks he's fighting for his land 

Yes, he thinks he's fighting for his land 

And he won't know the clothes I'm wearing 

And he doesn't know the name that I own 

But his gun is large and his hate is hard 

And he knows I'm coming down the road 

Yes, he knows I'm coming down the road 

It's not for the glory that I'm leaving 

It's not trouble that I'm looking for 

But there's lots of good work calling me down 

And the waiting won't do no more 

No, the waiting won't do no more 

Don't call me the brave one for going 

No, don't pin a medal to my name 

For even if there was any choice to make 

I'd be going down just the same 

I'd be going down just the same 

For someone's got to go to mississipi 

Just as sure as there's a right and there's a wrong 

Even though you say the time will change 

That time is just too long 

That time is just too long 

So I'm going down to mississipi 

I'm going down a southern road 

And if you never see me again 

Remember that I had to go 

Remember that I had to go