Page type: lyric reference
Artist: David Allan Coe
Canonical path: /coe-david-allan/southern-man
Related lyric paths: 6
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Southern Man
Read Southern Man lyrics by David Allan Coe on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Southern Man
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"Southern man better cool your head
Don't forget what your good book says
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern Man..."
I saw cotton and I saw black
Tall white mansions and little shacks
Southern man when will you pay them back
I heard screaming and ooh whips cracking and
how long how long
hoooow long
Southern Man...
Lilly pelle your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man comin round
Swear to god I'm gonna cut him down
I heard screaming and ooh whips cracking and
How long how long
hoooow long
Southern Man...
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Who performs "Southern Man"?
David Allan Coe performs "Southern Man", and this lyric page sits inside the David Allan Coe catalog on LyroVerse.
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