Have You Been to Jail for Justice?

Was it Cesar Chavez? Maybe it was Dorothy Day
 Some will say Dr. King or Gandhi set them on their way
 No matter who your mentors are it's pretty plain to see
 That, if you've been to jail for justice, you're in good company
 Have you been to jail for justice? I want to shake your hand
 Cause sitting in and lyin' down are ways to take a stand
 Have you sung a song for freedom? or marched that picket line?
 Have you been to jail for justice? Then you're a friend of mine
 You law abiding citizens, come listen to this song
 Laws were made by people, and people can be wrong
 Once unions were against the law, but slavery was fine
 Women were denied the vote and children worked the mine
 The more you study history the less you can deny it
 A rotten law stays on the books til folks like us defy it
 The law's supposed to serve us, and so are the police
 And when the system fails, it's up to us to speak our peace
 It takes eternal vigilancefor justice to prevail
 So get courage from your convictions
 Let them haul you off to jail!