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Malvina Reynolds It Isn't Nice Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.75/10 [4 votes]Album: Ear to the Ground / Original Release Date: 2000Genre: Singer/SongwriterSong Duration: 2 min 23 sec
MALVINA REYNOLDS
- It Isn't Nice Lyrics / with translationsIt 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 is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
It isn't nice to carry banners
Or to sit in on the floor,
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
At the hotel and the store.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
We have tried negotiations
And the three-man picket line,
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind.
Now our new ways aren't nice
When we deal with men of ice,
But if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
How about those years of lynchings
And the shot in Evers' back?
Did you say it wasn't proper,
Did you stand upon the track?
You were quiet just like mice,
Now you say we aren't nice,
And if that is 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,
But thanks for your advice,
Cause if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
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 is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
It isn't nice to carry banners
Or to sit in on the floor,
Or to shout our cry of Freedom
At the hotel and the store.
It isn't nice, it isn't nice,
You told us once, you told us twice,
But if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
We have tried negotiations
And the three-man picket line,
Mr. Charlie didn't see us
And he might as well be blind.
When we deal with men of ice,
But if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
How about those years of lynchings
And the shot in Evers' back?
Did you say it wasn't proper,
Did you stand upon the track?
You were quiet just like mice,
Now you say we aren't nice,
And if that is 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,
But thanks for your advice,
Cause if that is Freedom's price,
We don't mind.
Facts about It Isn't Nice
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It Isn't Nice is written by Barbara Dane, Malvina Reynolds.
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It is first released in 2000 as part of Malvina Reynolds's album "Ear to the Ground" which includes 23 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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It Isn't Nice falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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It Isn't Nice song length is 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
Who wrote It Isn't Nice lyrics?
It Isn't Nice is written by Barbara Dane, Malvina Reynolds.
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When was It Isn't Nice released?
It is first released in 2000 as part of Malvina Reynolds's album "Ear to the Ground" which includes 23 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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Which genre is It Isn't Nice?
It Isn't Nice falls under the genres Singer, Songwriter.
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How long is the song It Isn't Nice?
It Isn't Nice song length is 2 minutes and 23 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by kaanSongwriter(s): barbara dane, malvina reynolds
Record Label(s): 2000 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
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