Birmingham
from Centennial Cole by Orice Jenkins
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"The words to Birmingham spilled out as I drove to a studio session for my third project (Tertiary). As I prepared my supporters for Centennial Cole, i realized that many of them did not know about the 1956 incident that inspired the song. Nate passed away before the end of the Civil Right movement, but I imagined that he could've written a song like Birmingham if he made it to the 70's. I could be wrong, since Nat was not known to bring various racial troubles into his music. Nat and I are different in that way."
-Orice Jenkins
-Orice Jenkins
lyrics
The hoods don't like us 'cause we're from the hood
We try to fight them 'cause they ain't no good
The time has now come for me to take a stand
They knocked down King Cole in Birmingham
They really think they're slick with their silly red line
They want us to believe that things will change with time
We have to tell our young don't believe the man
Because of what happened down in Birmingham
Moved to Chicago to get away
They still tried to play me in a city way
I won't dare forget who I am
But I ain't going back to Birmingham
Headed out west to Los Angeles
Maybe there's a place that I can do what I please
The neighbors killed my dog with a poison
Sure sounds like I'm down in Birmingham
Made my own way onto network prime time
Afraid of the dark, they wouldn't give me a dime
Had to through my baby into a can
Because of stubbornness like in Birmingham
My own people try to say I never did a thing
They don't know how much I gave to Dr. King
They thought all I cared about was Uncle Sam
I'm sort of thinking to keep you in Birmingham
Now I hope the natives down in Alabama, yes
They probably ain't the worst but they certainly ain't the best
The South was a fine place, but I ain't a fan
Of things they do down in Birmingham
Now I'm dead and gone and things ain't changed
Now I'm dead and gone and things are still the same
Now I'm dead and gone, oh man, oh man
Remember what they did to me in Birmingham
Woah, Birmingham is Birmingham
America is Birmingham
Do the very best, the best that you can
To find your way down in Birmingham
Birmingham is Birmingham
America is Birmingham
Do the very best, the best that you can
To find your way down in Birmingham
We try to fight them 'cause they ain't no good
The time has now come for me to take a stand
They knocked down King Cole in Birmingham
They really think they're slick with their silly red line
They want us to believe that things will change with time
We have to tell our young don't believe the man
Because of what happened down in Birmingham
Moved to Chicago to get away
They still tried to play me in a city way
I won't dare forget who I am
But I ain't going back to Birmingham
Headed out west to Los Angeles
Maybe there's a place that I can do what I please
The neighbors killed my dog with a poison
Sure sounds like I'm down in Birmingham
Made my own way onto network prime time
Afraid of the dark, they wouldn't give me a dime
Had to through my baby into a can
Because of stubbornness like in Birmingham
My own people try to say I never did a thing
They don't know how much I gave to Dr. King
They thought all I cared about was Uncle Sam
I'm sort of thinking to keep you in Birmingham
Now I hope the natives down in Alabama, yes
They probably ain't the worst but they certainly ain't the best
The South was a fine place, but I ain't a fan
Of things they do down in Birmingham
Now I'm dead and gone and things ain't changed
Now I'm dead and gone and things are still the same
Now I'm dead and gone, oh man, oh man
Remember what they did to me in Birmingham
Woah, Birmingham is Birmingham
America is Birmingham
Do the very best, the best that you can
To find your way down in Birmingham
Birmingham is Birmingham
America is Birmingham
Do the very best, the best that you can
To find your way down in Birmingham
credits
from Centennial Cole,
released September 20, 2019
Composed and arranged by Orice Jenkins
Orice Jenkins - vocals & Wurlitzer electric piano
Frank Brocklehurst - acoustic upright bass
Jocelyn Pleasant - drums
Composed and arranged by Orice Jenkins
Orice Jenkins - vocals & Wurlitzer electric piano
Frank Brocklehurst - acoustic upright bass
Jocelyn Pleasant - drums
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