Phil Ochs - Ballad of oxford

^AmI'll sing you a song about a ^Dmsouthern town where the ^Gdevil had his ^Amrule ^AmWhen marshalls faced an ^Dmangry mob to ^Gsend one man to ^Amschool ^AmHis name was Jimmy ^GMeredith the ^Amtide he helped to ^Gturn For he ^Amchose to stay on that ^Gterrible day The l^Amand was ^Gsoon to ^Amlearn

There was ^Amblood, red blood, on their ^Dmhands, ^GYellow dirt on their ^Cclothes ^AmWhat they thought they were d^Going, Only ^Fgod and the devil ^Eknows There was ^Amhate, cold hate, in their ^Dmhearts, ^GShot from their souls like a ^Cgun And ^Amas they threw their ^Gstones and bricks, They ^Fscreamed, "see what ^Eyou have ^Amdone!"

^AmThe governor made a ^Dmpromise he would ^Gkeep the trouble ^Amdown ^AmBut when the mob got ^Dmugly no ^Gtroopers could be ^Amfound And ^Ammen were filled with ^Ghate and fear, They ^Amscreamed into the ^Gnight The ^Amrebel flag ^Gwaved in the air The ^Amsymbol of ^Gstate's ^Amrights

There was ^Amblood, red blood, on their ^Dmhands, ^GYellow dirt on their ^Cclothes ^AmWhat they thought they were d^Going, Only ^Fgod and the devil ^Eknows There was ^Amhate, cold hate, in their ^Dmhearts, ^GShot from their souls like a ^Cgun And ^Amas they threw their ^Gstones and bricks, They ^Fscreamed, "see what ^Eyou have ^Amdone!"

^AmGas was fired ^Dminto the mob ^Gafter each ^Amattack ^AmAnd though the gas was ^Dmrunning low, they ^Gnever fired ^Amback And ^Amwhen the smoke had ^Gcleared away And the ^Amfury felt its ^Gpain ^AmTwo men were dead and a ^Ghundred bled ^AmThe south had ^Grisen ^Amagain

^AmSo listen ^DmMr Barnet, and ^GMr Walker, ^Amtoo ^AmThe times are changing ^Dmmighty fast, they'll ^Groll right over ^Amyou But ^Amsomeday you'll head for the ^Gsouth, to the ^Amsouthern tip of ^Ghell And it's ^Amhot down there, ^Gwhite-hot down there ^AmLet's hear your ^Grebel ^Amyell!

There was ^Amblood, red blood, on their ^Dmhands, ^GYellow dirt on their ^Cclothes ^AmWhat they thought they were d^Going, Only ^Fgod and the devil ^Eknows There was ^Amhate, cold hate, in their ^Dmhearts, ^GShot from their souls like a ^Cgun And ^Amas they threw their ^Gstones and bricks, They ^Fscreamed, "see what ^Eyou have ^Amdone!"