, ▁and ▁ ▁south - east ▁of ▁Tor u ń . ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Lip no ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁" If ▁You ▁Miss ▁Me ▁at ▁The ▁Back ▁of ▁the ▁Bus " ▁was ▁a ▁song ▁written ▁by ▁Charles ▁Ne ble tt ▁and ▁recorded ▁by ▁Peter ▁Se eg er ▁on ▁his ▁album ▁For ▁K ids ▁and ▁Just ▁P lain ▁Fol ks ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁attempts ▁to ▁des eg reg ate ▁a ▁public ▁sw imming ▁pool ▁in ▁C airo , ▁Illinois , ▁after ▁a ▁young ▁African - American ▁man ▁d rown ed ▁while ▁sw imming ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁river ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁pool ▁not ▁allowing ▁any ▁African - Amer icans ▁to ▁use ▁it . ▁The ▁song ▁dep ict s ▁the ▁attitude ▁of ▁the ▁African - American ▁community ▁towards ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁In ▁his ▁book ▁with ▁Bob ▁Re iser , ▁Every body ▁S ays ▁Fre edom , ▁Se eg er ▁commented ▁that ▁people ▁would ▁improv ise ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁reflect ▁on ▁various ▁situations . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁popular ity ▁grew ▁after ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁anth ems ▁for ▁the ▁civil ▁rights ▁movement . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : C ivil ▁rights ▁movement ▁Category : P ete ▁Se eg er ▁songs ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁songs <0x0A>