This Is My Country Mavis Staples & Levon Helm

[Intro]
Doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo

[Verse 1]
Some people think we don't have the right
To say it’s my country (My country)
Before they give in, they'd rather fuss and fight
Than say it's my country (My country)
I’ve paid three hundred years or more
Of slave-driving, sweat, and welts on my back
This is my country (My country)

[Refrain]
Doo-doo-doo
Doo-doo-doo

[Verse 2]
Too many have died in protecting my pride
For me to go second class (This is my country)
We survived the hard blows and I want you to know
That you must face us at last (This is my country)
I know you will give consideration
Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation
This is my country (My country)