Just across the railroad tracks On the far side of the town All the people there are black And they live in colored town Colored town
Speeding cars down the highway run They never stop to look around One place that the highway shuns And that place is colored town Colored town
On the sidewalk children play In the gutters watch them clown White world is so far away So far away from colored town Colored town
The owners of the local stores Owners of the local ground They're walking on a finer floor Skin's too white for colored town Colored town
In the early of the day For the white homes they are bound As a janitor, as a maid They leave their place in colored town Colored town
Come the evening, come the wine Come the dancing music sound Liquor knows no color line Not even down in colored town Colored town
A prison with no prison guards Where no padlocks can be found A jail without cells and bars But you'll never escape from colored town Colored town
Come let's open all the doors From Birmingham to Harlem's ground from Jackson to Chicago's shores Let's take a look at colored town Colored town Come take a look at colored town Colored townTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.