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 (But if that's freedom's price)

We don't mind, Oh-o-o-o-oh, Oh-oh (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

We don't mind (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

Oh, no, no, no, we don't mind (We don't mind)

It isn't nice to dump the groceries

Or to sleep in on the floor

Or to shoutout 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

Well, if that's freedom's price (Well, if that's freedom's price)

We don't mind, Oh-o-o-o-oh, Oh-oh (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

We don't mind (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

Oh, no, no, we don't mind (We don't mind)

Yeah, we tried negotiation

And the token picket line

Mister Charlie didn't see us

And he might as well have been blind

When you deal with men of ice

You can't deal with ways so nice

Well, if that's freedom's price (Well, if that's freedom's price)

We don't mind, Oh-o-o-o-oh, Oh-oh (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

We don't mind (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

Oh, no, no, no, we don't mind (We don't mind)

They murdered folks in Alabama

They shot Medger in the back

Did you say that wasn't proper?

Did you stand out on the track?

You are quiet, just like mice

Now you say that we're not nice

Well, if that's freedom's price (Well, if that's freedom's price)

We don't mind, Oh-o-o-o-oh, Oh-oh (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

We don't mind (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

Oh, no, no, no, we don't mind (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 (If that's freedom's price)

We don't mind, Oh-o-o-o-o-o-oh, Oh-o-o-oh (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

We don't mind (We don't mind. We don't mind. We don't mind)

Oh no, we don't mind (We don't mind)