Lyrics Oh, Lord, don't let 'em shoot us! Oh, Lord, don't let 'em stab us! Oh, Lord, no more swastikas! Oh, Lord, no more Ku Klux Klan! Name me someone who's ridiculous, Dannie. Governor Faubus! Why is he so sick and ridiculous? He won't permit integrated schools. Then he's a fool! Boo! Nazi fascist supremacists! Boo! Ku Klux Klan (with your Jim Crow plan). Name me a handful that's ridiculous, Dannie Richmond. Faubus, Rockefeller, Eisenhower. Why are they so sick and ridiculous? Two, four, six, eight: They brainwash and teach you hate. H-E-L-L-O, Hello. Variations It is worth noting that several slight variations to the lyrics appear in different recordings of "Fables of Faubus" that Mingus made over the years; for example, on the "Original Faubus Fables" version from Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus, the line of "Oh, Lord, no more Ku Klux Klan" in the first refrain is replaced with "Oh, Lord, don't let 'em tar and feather us!", while the "no more swastikas" line is sung fourth rather than third in the stanza. See also Civil rights movement in popular culture References Further reading External links Lyrics American jazz songs 1959 songs Protest songs Songs against racism and xenophobia Compositions by Charles Mingus Civil rights movement in popular culture Songs about Arkansas