It Isn’t Nice

[Verse 1]
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
They told us once, they told us twice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind, oh-no-no
We don't mind, oh-no-no

[Verse 2]
It isn't nice to block the doorway
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, oh-no-no
We don't mind, oh-no-no

[Verse 3]
Now, 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
Now our new ways aren't nice
But if that is Freedom's price
We don't mind, oh-no-no
We don't mind, oh-no-no

[Verse 4]
Oh, they murdered boys in Mississippi
They shot Medgar in the back
Did you say it wasn't proper?
Did you stand out on the track?
You were quiet just like mice
Now you say we aren't nice
But if that's Freedom's price
We don't mind, sing it out
We don't mind, oh-no-no

[Verse 5]
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
They told us once, they told us twice
Thank your body for your advice
But if that is Freedom's price

[Outro]
We don't mind, oh-no-no
We don't mind, oh-no-no
We don't mind