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I'm Rosa Parks, my story marksThe first step towards Civil RightRacial inequality, American policyTill I kicked off a fightWhat act of mineLed havoc to ensue?How come I caused such fuss?What shocking behavior did I do?We-e-e-ellI sat on a busYou sat on a bus?I sat on a busYou sat on a bus?You want to know why?Go ahead, tell usI sat on that busYou sat on the busIn the '50s all buses dividedWhites in front, blacks behindYou serious?If the bus filled up we had to give upOur seats or we'd be finedThat's Ludi-crousI made a stand in my hometownMontgomery, AlabamaSongtexteThat's danger-ousRefused to stand for a white manSo they put me in the slammerDiscourte-ouss!December 5, 1955My trial notoriousBlack people stood side-by-sideAnd no oneGot on the busWe stayed off the busThey stayed off the busWe stayed off the busI meant busin-essShe inspired usSo they stayed off the busWe stayed off the busWe organised a boycott of public transportationTo win R-E-S-P-E-C-T and force new legislationDreamed of the day the USAHad no implementationOf S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-NSpells segregationFrom that day on we walked or cabbedLed by Martin Luther KingAttacked by mobs our houses bombedThough peace was our thingOur plight it made the national newsWhich was mighty strangeMysteri-oussWhen word reached the PresidentHe had to make a changeDeliri-ousOne year on we'd finally wonA victory momen-tousThe fight for national Civil Rights was begunCos I sat on a busShe sat on a busI sat on a busShe sat on a busI sat on a busFor all of usI sat on a busShe sat on a busI sat, I satOur story owes aHuge debt to RosaI sat, I sat, I sat on that busWe all agreeShe made historyOn the busShe sat on the busFor all of usI sat on that busShe sat on the busShe sat on the bus Aus Songtexte Mania