I woke up this mornin', I woke up this mornin', Me desperté esta 'mañana, There were tears in my bed. There were tears in my bed. Había lágrimas en mi cama. They killed a man I really loved They killed a man I really loved Mataron a un hombre que realmente me encantó Shot him through the head. Shot him through the head. Le dispararon en la cabeza. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They cut George Jackson down. They cut George Jackson down. Cortaron George Jackson hacia abajo. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They laid him in the ground. They laid him in the ground. Le pusieron en el suelo. Sent him off to prison Sent him off to prison Lo envió a la cárcel For a seventy-dollar robbery. For a seventy-dollar robbery. Por un robo en setenta millones de dólares. Closed the door behind him Closed the door behind him Cerró la puerta detrás de él And they threw away the key. And they threw away the key. Y tiró la clave. Lord, Lord, They cut George Jackson down. Lord, Lord, They cut George Jackson down. ¡Señor, señor, le cortaron George Jackson hacia abajo. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They laid him in the ground. They laid him in the ground. Le pusieron en el suelo. He wouldn't take shit from no one He wouldn't take shit from no one Él no tomaría la mierda de nadie He wouldn't bow down or kneel. He wouldn't bow down or kneel. No se doblega ni se arrodillan. Authorities, they hated him Authorities, they hated him Las autoridades, que lo odiaba Because he was just too real. Because he was just too real. Porque era demasiado real. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They cut George Jackson down. They cut George Jackson down. Cortaron George Jackson hacia abajo. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They laid him in the ground. They laid him in the ground. Le pusieron en el suelo. Prison guards, they cursed him Prison guards, they cursed him Guardias de la prisión, que le maldijo As they watched him from above As they watched him from above A medida que lo observaba desde arriba But they were frightened of his power But they were frightened of his power Pero tenían miedo de su poder They were scared of his love. They were scared of his love. Tenían miedo de su amor. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, So they cut George Jackson down. So they cut George Jackson down. Así que cortaron George Jackson hacia abajo. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They laid him in the ground. They laid him in the ground. Le pusieron en el suelo. Sometimes I think this whole world Sometimes I think this whole world A veces pienso que todo este mundo Is one big prison yard. Is one big prison yard. Es un gran patio de la prisión. Some of us are prisoners Some of us are prisoners Algunos de nosotros somos prisioneros The rest of us are guards. The rest of us are guards. El resto de nosotros somos guardias. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They cut George Jackson down. They cut George Jackson down. Cortaron George Jackson hacia abajo. Lord, Lord, Lord, Lord, Señor, Señor, They laid him in the ground. They laid him in the ground. Le pusieron en el suelo.