“Jackson,” the song (a new version!)

[Re: “the civilizational glory of jackson, ms.”]

By Grand Rapids Anonymous
saturday, september 3, 2022 at 2:23:00 a.m. edt

Is this the city Johnny Cash and June Carter sang about back in 1967?

If they were around now:
Jackson (a GRA rewrite)

We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
We were talkin’ ‘bout Jackson—ever since the fire went out,
(Cash) I went down to Jackson—too many blacks around,
Yeah, I went to Jackson—no water to be found.

(June) You went down to Jackson—a good place to wreck your health,
The only White man, in a city like that—make a big fool of yourself,
You went to Jackson—they shot off most of your ear,
(Cash) Honey, I survived Jackson—my condition’s almost fair.

(Cash) When I breezed into that city, the nig**rs they jumped up and down,
I had never seen the demographics—or I’d a never gone into that town,
I went to Jackson—the blacks took-a my coat,
They also stole my checkbook—a lot of those things they wrote.

(Cash) They pulled a knife on me in Jackson, stabbed me right in my leg,
blacks everywhere, knives in the air-so much blood lost—it filled up a keg,
I went to Jackson—the only White above ground,
I want to warn all White folks—don’t go to that town.

Well now, I seem to have a high fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,
All this caused by—Jackson—wondered if I’d ever get out,
I went down to Jackson—and that’s a fact,
Yeah, I escaped from Jackson—ain’t ever goin’ back.

Hmmmm...We got...

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