It Isn't Nice

It isn't nice to block the doorway,
It isn't nice to go to jail,
There are nicer ways to do it,
But the nice ways always fail.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that's Freedom's price,
We don't mind.

It isn't nice to dump the groceries,
Or to sleep in on the floor,
Or to shout our cry of Freedom,
In the hotel or the store.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that's Freedom's price,
We don't mind.

Yeah, we tried negotiations,
And the token picket line,
Mr. Charlie didn't see us,
And he might as well be blind.
When we deal with men of ice,
You can't deal a way so nice,
But if that's Freedom's price,
We don't mind.

They murdered folks in Alabama,
And the shot Medgar in the back.
Did you say that it wasn't proper,
Did you stand out on the track?
You were quiet just like mice,
Now you say that we are not nice,
And if that's Freedom's price,
We don't mind.

It isn't nice to block the doorway,
It isn't nice to go to jail,
There are nicer ways to do it
But the nice ways always fail.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice
But thank you buddy for your advice,
But if that's Freedom's price,
We don't mind.