Oxford Town

Oxford town around the bend
We got met with a tear gas bomb
Better get away from Oxford town
Goin' back where we come from
Everybody singin' a sorrowful tune
All because of the color of his skin
Two men died beneath the Mississippi moon
What do you think about that, my friend?
The sun don't shine above the ground
He went down to Oxford town
All because his face was brown
Guns and clubs followed him down

Me and my gal, my gals son
I don't even know why we come

Ain't a-goin' down to Oxford town
He come in to the door, he couldn't get in
Oxford town in the afternoon