King Fit the Battle of Alabam’

Duke Ellington

[ENSEMBLE, spoken]
Martin Luther King fit the battle of 'Bam
'Bam, 'Bam
King fit the battle of 'Bam
And the Bull jumped nasty, ghastly, nasty

(sung)
King fit the battle of Alabam'
Birmingham Alamabam'
'King fit the battle of 'Bam
And the Bull jumped

(spoken)
Nasty, ghastly, nasty

Bull turned the hoses on the church people
Church people, oh, church people
Bull turned the hoses on the church people
And the water came splashin', dashin', crashin'

(sung)
Let me tell you that the Bull turned the hoses on the church people
Church people, oh, church people
Bull turned the hoses on the church people
And the water came

(spoken)
Splashing, dashing, crashing

(sung)
Freedom rider ride
Freedom rider go to town
Y'all and us gonna get on the bus
Y'all aboard

(spoken)
Sit down, sit tight, sit down

(sung)
Sit down, baby
Sit down, sit down, sit tight
Go to that school
Don't be no fool
Sit down, be cool, be cool

Little babies fit the battle of police dogs
Police dogs
Little babies fit the battle of police dogs
And the dogs came

(spoken)
Growling, howling, growling

[MALE SPEAKER, spoken]
The dog looked the baby right square in the eye
And said "Bye! Scram!"
The baby looked the dog right back in the eye
And didn't cry, and didn't ran
Now when the dog saw the baby wasn't afraid
He pulled his Uncle Bull's coat and said
"That baby acts like he don't give a damn
Are you sure we're still in Alabam'?"

[ENSEMBLE]
King fit the battle of Alabam'
Yeah, King fit the battle in Birmingham
And the Bull jumped nasty
The water came dashing, splashing
Freedom riders went to town
And the dogs came a-growling
Oh, King fit 'Bam
In Birmingham
And the Bull jumped nasty
The water came dashing, splashing
Freedom riders went to town
King fit the battle of Alabam'
Birmingham Alamabam'
King fit the battle of Birmingham
Way down in Alabam'
Way down in Alabam'

(spoken)
'Bam!

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Quando a música “King Fit the Battle of Alabam’” foi lançada por Duke Ellington?
A música King Fit the Battle of Alabam’ foi lançada em 1964, no álbum “My People”.

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