If you miss me at the back of the bus, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be sittin' right there
I'll be sittin' right there
I'll be sittin' right there
Come on up to the front of the bus
I'll be sittin' right there

If you miss me at the Mississippi River, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on over to the swimmin' pool, I'll be swimmin' over there
I'll be swimmin' over there
I'll be swimmin' over there
Come on over to the swimmin' pool
I'll be swimmin' over there

If you miss me at Jackson State, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on over to Old Miss, I'll be learnin' right there
I'll be learnin' right there
I'll be learnin' right there
Come on over to Old Miss
I'll be learnin' right there

If you miss me at the picket lines, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on down, to the jailhouse, I'll be roomin' over there
I'll be roomin' over there
I'll be roomin' over there
Come on down to the jailhouse
I'll be roomin' over there

If you miss me at the cotton fields, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on down to the court house, I'll be votin' right there
I'll be votin' right there
I'll be votin' right there
Come on down to the courthouse
I'll be votin' right there

If you miss me at the back of the bus, and you can't find me nowhere
Come on up to the front of the bus, I'll be sittin' up there
I'll be sittin' up there
I'll be sittin' up there
Come on up to the front of the bus
I'll be sitting' up there