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JOHN MELLENCAMP WRITES SONG ABOUT JENA 6
Folksy rocker sings about injustice as part of recording session for new album.
*The heartland rocker that brought us "Jack and Diane" and "Pink Houses" in the 80s has focused his creative attention toward Jena, Louisiana for a song on his upcoming album.
According to Fox411 columnist Roger Friedman, John Mellencamp has recorded a song about the Jena 6, the group of six African American teens who were charged in the beating of a white classmate by a district attorney largely viewed to be racially biased.
The lyrics are as follows:
"An all-white jury hides the executioner's face Is this how we are, me and you? Everyone needs to know their place And here we thought this blackbird was hidden in the flue Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Take your nooses down So what becomes of boys that cannot think straight Particularly those with paper-bag skin Yes, sir, no, sir, wipe that smile off your face We've got our rules here and you've got to fit in Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Take your nooses down Hey, some way sanity will prevail But no one knows when that day will come A shot in the dark, well it might find its way To the hearts of those who hold the keys to kingdom come Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Take your nooses down Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Oh, oh, oh, Jena Take your nooses down."