That giant was a fighter, born and raised
Mississippi, born and raised
On that canvas, born and raised
Dirty streets, born and raised
The people stood up to wave those white flags
Devil had died
Devil had died
The devil died

Born and raised
Through the valley, born and raised
In the city, born and raised
Down south, born and raised
The people stood up and a cheer went through the air
The Devil had died
Devil had died
The Devil died

La, la, la, la da da, la, da
La, la, la, la da da, la, da

Sharpened tongues fair painted divers
Forearms rest in streams of silver
Golden people pass in silence
But it won't slip away

That giant was a mountain of a man
Walking trembles through the earth
Like a riot in the streets tearin' Florence to the ground
The people stood up to wave those white flags
The devil had died
Devil had died
The Devil died

Born and raised
'65, born and raised
In the streets, born and raised
Televised, born and raised
The people stood up and a cheer went through the air
The Devil had died
Devil had died
The Devil died

Sharpened tongues fair painted divers
Forearms rest in streams of silver
Golden people pass in silence
But it won't slip away

That giant was a fighter, born and raised
Mississippi, born and raised
On that canvas, born and raised
Dirty streets, born and raised
The people stood up to wave those white flags
The Devil had died
Devil had died
The Devil died

Born and raised
In those gloves, born and raised
In them women, born and raised
In the mind, born and raised
The people stood up and a cheer went through the air
The Devil had died
Devil had died
The Devil died
La, la, la, la da da, la, da
La, la, la, la da da, la, da

Copyright: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Writer(s): John Baldwin Gourley