Climbing Higher

We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We're brothers, and sisters, all

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.

Every rung goes higher and higher
Every rung goes higher and higher
Every rung goes higher and higher
We are brothers, and sisters, all

When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.

Every new rung just just makes us stronger
Every new rung just just makes us stronger
Every new rung just just makes us stronger
We are brothers, and sisters, all

We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And then you holler, 'Be patient.' How long can we be patient?

Yeah, we are climbing Jacob's ladder
Yeah, we are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are climbing Jacob's ladder
We are brothers, and sisters, all

We are one people with one family. We all live in the same house... and through books, through information, we must find a way to say to people that we must lay down the burden of hate. For hate is too heavy a burden to bear.

Yeah we are climbing…

I want to see young people in America feel the spirit of the 1960s and find a way to get in the way. To find a way to get in trouble. Good trouble, necessary trouble.

Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis passed away On July 17, 2020. He stomped on the Terra and encouraged us all to do the same. We stand on his shoulders as we continue to climb higher. Aloha John. We will continue.