Music video by Neville Brothers performing Sister Rosa. (C) 2004 A&M Records #RosaParks #BLM #CyrilNeville #MarkBryanVideo created by PIR - Perception is Reality, a 2020 O Street Corporation | pirmarketing.comAs part of our year lon December 1, 1955 Our freedom movement came alive And because of Sister Rosa you know We don?t ride on the back of the bus no more Sister Rosa she was tired one day After a hard day on her job When Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks So we dedicate this song to thee For being the symbol of our dignity Thank you Sister Rosa Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks So we dedicate this song to thee For being the symbol of our dignity Thank you Sister Rosa Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you December 1, 1955 Our freedom movement came alive And because of Sister Rosa you know We don't ride on the back of the bus no more Sister Rosa she was tired one day After a hard day on her job When all she wanted was a well deserved rest Not a scene from an angry mob A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up 'Cause a white person wants that Yeah, Thank you Miss Rosa, you were the spark. that started our freedom movement. Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. Songs about Rosa Parks: Comments. A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up cuz a white person wants that seat." But Miss Rosa said, "No, not no more. I'm gonna sit here and rest my feet." Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. Thank you Miss Rosa you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks So we dedicate this song to thee For being the symbol of our dignity Thank you Sister Rosa Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you CHORUS Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. We'll sing it again Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. CHORUS Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. We'll Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. We'll sing it again Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. So we dedicate this song to thee for being the symbol of our dignity. Thank Sister Rosa Parks. Chorus 2x Calypso Freedom Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. We’ll sing it again Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark, You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks. So we dedicate this song to thee for being the symbol of our dignity. Thank Sister Rosa Parks. Chorus 2x Cyril Neville of the New Orleans R&B group the Neville Brothers performed "Sister Rosa," a song created for Parks. Its chorus goes: "Thank you, Miss Rosa. You are the spark that started our Become A Better Singer In Only 30 Days, With Easy Video Lessons! December 1, 1955 Our freedom movement came alive And because of Sister Rosa you know We don't ride on the back of the bus no more Sister Rosa she was tired one day After a hard day on her job When all she wanted was a well deserved rest Not a scene from an angry mob A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up 'Cause a white Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Thank you Miss Rosa, you are the spark You started our freedom movement Thank you Sister Rosa Parks Now, the police came without fail And took Sister Rosa off to jail And 14 dollars was her fine Brother Martin Luther King knew it was our time Thank you Sister Rosa Parks I n “ Yellow Moon” a 1989 album by The Neville Brothers (an American family of musicians that formed a R&B and group in 1977) there is the song “ Sister Rosa” . It honours Rosa Parks who, on 1 December 1955, took her stand on racial injustice by refusing to move from her seat on the bus in Montgomery, Alabama December 1, 1955 Our freedom movement came alive And because of Sister Rosa you know We don't ride on the back of the bus no more Sister Rosa she was tired one day After a hard day on her job When all she wanted was a well deserved rest Not a scene from an angry mob A bus driver said, "Lady, you got to get up 'Cause a white person wants that February is Black History Month and February 4th is Rosa Parks’ birthday [born 1913]. Rosa Parks – A Brief History. From Wikipedia: Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American Civil Rights activist, whom the United States Congress called “the first lady of civil rights” and “the mother of the freedom movement”.[1] This is a song from our camp about equality that we sang at our school's "Open Mic" event. The Neville Brother's "Sister Rosa" song is one of two songs about civil rights icon Rosa Parks that are featured in this post. Rosa Louise McCauley Parks (February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005) was an African-American civil rights activist, whom the U.S. Congress called "the first lady of civil rights", and "the mother of the freedom movement".
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