Did you ever, ride on a Jim Crow bus? 
Did you ever, ride on a Jim Crow train? 
Black in the back, white in the front 
You sit where you're told, not where you want 
Courtesy depends upon the color of your skin 
The white man rides in comfort, but the black man don't fit it 

After working all day at the factory 
Rosa Parks paid a fare and took a seat 
The driver turned around with his demand 
Let the white folks, Miss Parks would have to stand 
Rosa shook her head, the police took her off the bus 
The black folks of Montgomery had finally had enough 

Goodbye Jim Crow, you've been around too long 
Segregated this and that, somethin' sure seems wrong 
Rosa Parks and Martin will send you on your way 
It's been a long time comin', when will we see the day 
We can say, "Goodbye Jim Crow?" 

Martin Luther King was an Alabama preacher man 
Who told the people it was time to take a stand 
He organized a boycott to shut the buses down 
They would walk until ole Jim Crow left the town 
Empty buses lined Montgomery streets throughout the year 
The courts ruled on segregation, and the verdict was quite clear 

Goodbye Jim Crow, you've been around too long 
Segregated this and that, somethin' sure seems wrong 
Rosa Parks and Martin have sent you on your way 
It's been a long time comin', but we've finally seen the day 
When we can say, "Goodbye Jim Crow?" 

Goodbye Jim Crow, Goodby Jim Crow 
Goodbye Jim Crow, Goodby Jim Crow 

Jim Crow bus, Jim Crow train, sittin' in the back just ain't the same 
Had enough of this segregation, wanted equality throughout the nation 
Pack your bags, get outta here, been around for too many years 
Don't wanna see your face no more, Goodbye Jim Crow that's for sure