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Artist: U2
Canonical path: /u2/southern-man
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Southern Man
Read Southern Man lyrics by U2 on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Southern Man
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Southern man better keep your head
Don't forget what your good book said
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 screamin' and bullwhips cracking
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Southern man better keep your head
Don't forget what your good book said
Southern change gonna come at last
Now your crosses are burning fast
Southern man
Lily belle, your hair is golden brown
I've seen your black man comin' round
Swear by God I'm gonna cut him down!
I heard screamin' and bullwhips cracking
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Who performs "Southern Man"?
U2 performs "Southern Man", and this lyric page sits inside the U2 catalog on LyroVerse.
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