There's a wall, a wall of pride Ten feet tall, twenty feet wide There's a wall, a wall of pride I'm my father's son Down to the bone Generations deep I'm Mississippi grown There's a wall, a wall of pride Like my people before me I'm proud of what I am They built the wall of pride With the work of honest hands It's not the money That makes a man It's not a mystery To understand There's a wall, wall of pride Ten feet tall, twenty feet wide There's a wall, wall of pride I say what I mean I mean what I say Got to keep on building A little every day There's a wall, wall of pride I'm my father's son Down to the bone Generations deep I'm Mississippi grown It's not the money That makes a man It's not a mystery To understand There's a wall, wall of pride Ten feet tall, twenty feet wide There's a wall, a wall of pride Ten feet tall, twenty feet wide There's a wall, wall of pride Ten feet tall, twenty feet wide There's a wall, a wall of pride There's a wall, a wall of pride There's a wall, a wall of pride