Freedom Ride

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Remember 1965, the story of the Freedom Ride On a bus, they rode from town to town East to west, north to south, to get it from the horse's mouth Those true stories on the ground [Verse 2] On a blazing summer's day, Charlie Perkins led the way At the public pool in Moree "Step back" said the man, "you can't get in" "You've got the wrong coloured skin, we don't want no trouble here you see" [Chorus 1] All aboard the Freedom Ride All aboard now, step inside All aboard the Freedom Ride Come and join the Freedom Ride Fight for justice, fight for pride All aboard the Freedom Ride [Verse 3] Charlie says now "that's a shame, 'Cause trouble is my middle name You know names hurt more than sticks and stones You can try to knock us down, try to run us outta town But look around, you'll see I'm not alone." [Chorus 2] All aboard the Freedom Ride All aboard now, step inside All aboard the Freedom Ride Come and join the Freedom Ride Fight for justice, fight for pride All aboard the Freedom Ride All aboard the Freedom Ride All aboard now, step inside All aboard the Freedom Ride We'll always need a Freedom Ride Fear and hate will never die All aboard the Freedom Ride All aboard the Freedom Ride, all aboard