[Verse 1] Was it Cesar Chavez or Rosa Parks that day? Some say Dr. King or Ghandi That set them on their way No matter who your mentors are Its pretty plain to see That if youve been to jail for justice Youre in good company [Chorus] Have you been to jail for justice? I wanna shake your hand Cause sitting in and lying down Are ways to take a stand Have you sung a song for freedom Or marched that picket line? Have you been to jail for justice? Then youre a friend of mine [Verse 2] Hey, you law abiding citizens Come listen to this song Laws are made by people And people can be wrong Once unions were against the law But slavery was fine Women were denied the vote While children worked the mine Yeah The more you study history The less you can deny it Say a rotten law stays on the books Til folks with guts defy it [Chorus] Have you been to jail for justice? I wanna shake your hand Cause sitting in and lying down Are ways to take a stand Have you sung a song for freedom Or marched that picket line? Have you been to jail for justice? Then youre a friend of mine [Verse 3] Well the law is supposed to serve us And so are the police But when the system fails Its up to us to speak our piece We must be ever vigilant For justice to prevail So get courage from your convictions Let em haul you off to jail! [Chorus] Have you been to jail for justice? I wanna shake your hand Cause sitting in and lying down Are ways to take a stand Have you sung a song for freedom Or marched that picket line? Have you been to jail for justice? Then youre a friend of mine [Outro] Have you been to jail for justice? Have you been to jail for justice? Have you been to jail for justice? Then youre a friend of mine
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