For a number of years the negro passengers on the city bus lines of Montgomery...
...have been humiliated, intimidated and faced threats...
...on this bus line.
The other day, one of the fine citizens of our community, Mrs Rosa Parks...
...was arrested because she refused to give up her seat for a white passenger...
Mrs Rosa Parks was arrested and taken down to jail, taken from the bus...
...just because she refused to give up her seat.
At present, we are in the midst of a protest...
...the negro citizens of Montgomery...
...representing some 44% of the population.
90% at least, are the regular negro bus passengers...
...who are staying off the buses...
...and we plan to continue until something is done.
[a cappella singing]
[You gotta walk, walk you gotta talk, talk]
[with your mind on freedom, walk, walk, walk, walk]
[a cappella singing continues]
[walk, walk, walk, walk]
[You gotta talk, talk, you gotta talk, talk]
[With your mind on freedom, talk, talk, you gotta talk, talk]
[You gotta talk, talk, you gotta talk, talk]
[Coz it ain't no harm to speak your mind]
[Stand on freedom]
[a cappella singing continues]
[Now if you miss me from the cotton field and you can't find me nowhere]
[Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be riding up there]
[a cappella singing]
[You gotta walk, walk, you gotta talk, talk]
[If you can't find me on the back of the bus
[Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be riding up there]
[If you miss me from the back of the bus]
[You can't find me nowhere
[Come on up to the front of the bus and I'll be riding up there]
[Now if you miss me from the cotton field and you can't find me nowhere]
[Just come on over to the courthouse, I'll be rooming over there].
[a cappella singing]