Well, some gentleman been a-gittin' their jollies
With a new minstrel show called Farber's Follies
Louis' song in the governor's collection
Rated the Supreme Court inspection
Oh, well, the U.S. has an eagle, Missouri has a mule
Alaska's got a bear, Arkansas has a fool
Governor Farber's passed him a new resolution
Gonna rewrite the U.S. Constitution
There's gonna be a brand new law
No desegregation in Arkansas
Oh, well, the U.S. has an eagle, Missouri has a mule
Alaska's got a bear, Arkansas has a fool
Well, Governor Farber's had a harder road to hoe
When the whole damned army told him no
Well, Governor Farber's had a harder road to hoe

When he took on Uncle Sam
He found the Klu Klux Klan was undermanned
Oh, well, the U.S. has an eagle, Missouri has a mule
Alaska's got a bear, Arkansas has a fool
Well, those who voted for Farber's
They've got no education
Can't even read the laws of this nation
So if they can't learn
Why send to them a letter
Babes, let's make all of their schools
For the darker shades
Oh, well, the U.S. has an eagle, Missouri has a mule
Alaska's got a bear, Arkansas has a fool