George Jackson

George Jackson

George Jackson

Me desperté esta mañana
I woke up this mornin'
Había lágrimas en mi cama
There were tears in my bed
Mataron a un hombre que realmente amaba
They killed a man I really loved
Le disparó en la cabeza
Shot him through the head
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Han cortado a George Jackson
They cut George Jackson down
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Lo pusieron en el suelo
They laid him in the ground

Lo envié a prisión
Sent him off to prison
Por un robo de setenta dólares
For a seventy-dollar robbery
Cerró la puerta detrás de él
Closed the door behind him
Y tiraron la llave
And they threw away the key
Señor, Señor, han derribado a George Jackson
Lord, Lord, They cut George Jackson down
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Lo pusieron en el suelo
They laid him in the ground

No aceptaría nada de nadie
He wouldn't take shit from no one
No se inclinaba ni se arrodillaba
He wouldn't bow down or kneel
Autoridades, lo odiaban
Authorities, they hated him
Porque era demasiado real
Because he was just too real
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Han cortado a George Jackson
They cut George Jackson down
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Lo pusieron en el suelo
They laid him in the ground

Guardias de prisión, lo maldijeron
Prison guards, they cursed him
Mientras lo miraban desde arriba
As they watched him from above
Pero tenían miedo de su poder
But they were frightened of his power
Tenían miedo de su amor
They were scared of his love
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Así que cortaron a George Jackson
So they cut George Jackson down
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Lo pusieron en el suelo
They laid him in the ground

A veces pienso que todo este mundo
Sometimes I think this whole world
Es un gran patio de prisión
Is one big prison yard
Algunos de nosotros somos prisioneros
Some of us are prisoners
El resto de nosotros somos guardias
The rest of us are guards
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Han cortado a George Jackson
They cut George Jackson down
Señor, Señor
Lord, Lord
Lo pusieron en el suelo
They laid him in the ground