[Verse 1]
Jackson, Mississippi, is a mighty white town
White folks like to keep the black folks down
They think they'll be alright, but there's gonna be a fight
And they'll have to share that freedom crown
Yes, they'll have to share that freedom crown

[Chorus]
Freedom riders roll along
Freedom riders won't be long
Won't be long

[Verse 2]
They boarded a bus in Washington D.C
To enter a state half slave and half free
The wheels hummed a song and they sang along
The song of liberty
Yes, the song of liberty

[Chorus]
Freedom riders roll along
Freedom riders won't be long
Won't be long

[Verse 3]
Jimmy Farmer was a hard fighting man
Decided one day that he had to take a stand
Led them down to slavery town
And they threw Jim Farmer in the can
Yes, they threw Jim Farmer in the can
[Chorus]
Freedom riders roll along
Freedom riders won't be long
Won't be long

[Verse 4]
Well one of these days and it won't be long
The solid south is gonna sing another song
They'll understand that a man's not a man
'Til he has all the freedoms of the land
'Til he has all the freedoms of the land

[Chorus]
Freedom riders roll along
Freedom riders won't be long
Won't be long
Sing your song
Won't be long