Ride on Red, Ride On

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.