She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
Hey, oh, hey, oh
I don't know
Where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
I don't know
Where my baby can be
They took her from me
They took her from me
Ring, ring, ring up the President
And find out where my baby went
Ring, ring, ring up the FBI
And find out if my baby's alive
Yeah, yeah, yeah
O-o-o-o o-oh
O-o-o-o o-oh
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She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
She went away for the holidays
Said she's going to LA
But she never got there
She never got there
She never got there, they say
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took her away
Away from me
The KKK took my baby away
They took my girl
They took my baby away