Ride on, Red, Ride On - Louisiana Red

Ride on

Ride on red

ride on!

I left my home in Vicksburg

and startet travelling north

Made it to New Orleans

as the bus was taking off

The citizens' is committee

was giving away the fare

«If you don’t like the south, boy,

just get out away from here»

Ride on,

ride on Red,

ride on

ride off to my freedom

And make the North your home.

We made it into Shreveport,

where we were supposed to eat

I got myself a sandwich

and eat it on the street

Ride on,

ride on Red,

ride on

Gonna ride to your freedom

make the North your home.

We made it into Little Rock,

we made another state

took the whole of the U.S. army

make one school integrate

Ride on,

ride on Red,

ride on

Gonna ride on to your freedom

And make the North your home.

Well I live here in New York

and I am doing fine

Have myself a ball

above the Mason-Dixon line

Ride on,

ride on Red,

ride on

Gonna ride on to my freedom

And make the North your home.