Freedom Song Sheet, 1965? - CRM Vet

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AGINT GONt:A LET NOBODY TURN BE ROUND Ac;int c;o nna let nobody turn r.1e rm .. m c: 1·· r I, · ' ' . , ...... .! -' U1t t .•. , ·c1.1.rn nc I 1 1':1 011 a. v;a. ll::in r o:i o.. tn:;_ .. n ·· , u: "J to :;'r· ccdo nJ.a.nd . con..J.a let Gov .. Wo. ll a.ce,etc . At;,i. ::. it t_;onna. l et Alo.lnu·. w. A[;inc 0o nna. let sot,rcco..tie>n, e tc. Ar..;int LOnna. let n on-voters, etc. VfrliC!I SIDE ARE YOU ON? chorus: 1 1 '/hi ch si de a.rc you on, boy? r.lhi ch side aro you on, .. body Vv'h ich si de o.r e y ou on, boy? \"dh ic h :::ide a.rc you on . Oh, NeGroes can y ou sta.nd it ? Oh, te l l rr1o if' y ou ca.n , Wil l y ou be an·Uncl e Ton Or vli ll y ou be a na n? Don •t Ton for the nh ite follcs Don 't list en to th e ir lies Us poo r f'o llcs non tt 'uo .fr ee Unl ess ne Th ey say in Barbour Cou nty Ther e nr c no neu trals here Yo u'll e ith0r be n votinG nan Or alone i :1 f ear. FREEDOM :Fr c.. eclon , f:t, ecclon, freeclon Frc..c frc :cc1or.l , fre cc:on . s fJ:- coclon r , .) dJi ·;1 u.:-1 t s oclon uor:. t:::: i'roedon , . ,_ .f:·- eed0n. Litt 1c cl :i1drcn, etc . Dr·, K:inc, etc. . 3:J. J' 'or; ll. :.. " Co unty, etc . Everybody, - etc . I WOKE UP TIIT.S Hell, ny We ll, nj- VJc ll, r:y I- Ia.leJu, h a. le lu, r.a. l cll ', h c. lcl uJa.1t ,. There 0. 1 }.nt no ha.rr .1 to you n ::. 1 .( LorJ, on e tc<> I 1 ::1 r: a. l: ::;..n I t I ni th ny · - ::u nc on fre c..do:: 1, c tcn V!oll, cvcryboc 1 .:;· he ro cot their r.}in-.: : Lord, se t on THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF l:III1E Thin little li;)1t of r::. ino, Il!tl [;;onno. l ot it shine , Oh , this lit tle li c ht of n lhnc I' n c onna. let it shi ne Thin littl e lic.;ht o.f nlhnc I 1:1 canna lot :. t shi ne Le t it sh in e, l ot it shine let . t h '' , 1 s l ne . Al l over Al a.h::. no., I 'r ; c;o nna. lot it s hi '. 1o etc u All ovc:r rkJ v" Wnll o.cc I 'n c.;o n:rw l et it sh ine, etc . A ll ov o ·c !.k.r 0 :) l .tr I ' n c;o nna. l et it sh ine, etcL All r:vtcr. I 'n c;oru1o. let :!. S!l.lne I ' N GOlTI'lJ\ _DO WHAT THE SPIH IT SAY r I 1 G I ' n I ' n I I' n G onna. '<lhCl t th o i r i t r:.n.y C:o, c;onna. -b nho.t · the spirit so.y do . if the t f1a.y rje , I 'n G olma.· d0 , c: 1. Lc ·r -:: 1. i co r..na. c"!.o nh8. t the Sj )i :rit su.y rlo . [;Onr. a. .li'lvc, c;onr!a. 1 ' · -' 0C l1 11D. \'Jo .) T' 1-::: , e tc. co nr:o. vot e, otc .

Transcript of Freedom Song Sheet, 1965? - CRM Vet

AGINT GONt:A LET NOBODY TURN BE ROUND

Ac;int c;onna l e t nobody turn r.1e r m .. m c:

~['pr·n 1·· r I, • · ' ' . , ...... .! -' ~ U1tt .•. , ·c1.1.rn nc re>unc.~

I 11':1 ~o!J1 ·J. J~c~'D 011 a. v;a.ll::in r ~:C'c r:- o:i o .. tn:;_ ~lh.!1 '

Ua.r0h~ .. n ··, u:"J to :;'r·ccdonJ.a.nd.

Ac;in~ con..J.a let Gov .. Wo.lla.ce,etc . At;,i. ::.it t_;onna. l et Alo.lnu·.w. A[;inc 0onna. l e t sot,rcco..tie>n, e tc. Ar..;int LOnna. let n on-voters, etc.

VfrliC!I SIDE ARE YOU ON? chorus:

11'/hi ch s i de a.rc you on, boy? r.lhich side aro you on, cver~ .. body Vv'hich side o.r e y ou on, boy? \"dh ich :::ide a.rc you on.

Oh, NeGroes can you sta.nd it ? Oh, tel l rr1o if' y ou ca.n, Will y ou be an·Uncle Ton Or vli ll y ou be a n an?

Don •t Ton for the nhite follcs Don ' t liste n to the ir lies Us poor f' o llcs non tt 'uo .free Unless ne or[;o.ni~o

They say in Barbour County There nr c n o n e u trals h e r e You'll e ith0r be n votinG n a n Or stn.nc~ alone i :1 f ear.

FREEDOM :Frc.. eclon, f:t, ecclon, freeclon Frc..c ::.~on, frc:cc1or.l , fre cc:on . Ev :::: "!.~~,~ 1,orl:;· ':i:.1U~ s fJ:-coclon E.'"~ r ·~·- ~,"1J ,.) dJi ·;1u.:-1 t s f~c.. oclon Ev(;r. ·~:i:1ody uor:. t:::: i'roedon, frooc~on

.,_ .f:·-eed0n.

Litt1 c cl:i1drcn , etc . Dr·, K:inc, etc. . 3:J.J ' 'or; ll.:.." County, etc . Everybody, -etc .

I WOKE UP TIIT.S r·,lO~l~J

Hell, ny

Well, nj­

VJc ll, r:y

I-Ia.leJu, h~le:!..u , h a.l e lu, r.a. l cll', h c.lcluJa.1t,.

There 0.1 }.nt no ha.rr.1 to !~cop you n ::.1 .(

LorJ, no~ on fr...; ('r~on, e tc<> I 1::1 r:a. l:::;..n I CLYlc~ t 3.ll~in I ni th ny · -::u nc

LorE~ ~..;c t on fre c..do::1, c tcn V!oll, cvcryboc1.:;· h e ro cot their r.}in-.::

Lord, set on frccc.~on, etc -~

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF l:III1E Thin little li;)1t of r::.ino , Il!tl [;;onno. l ot it shine , Oh, this lit t l e licht of n lhnc I'n conna. let it shin e Thin little lic.;ht o.f nlhnc I •1:1 canna lot :. t shine Le t it shine , l o t i t shine l e t

. t h ' ' , 1 s l ne .

All over Ala.h::. no., I 'r; c;onna. l o t it s hi ' .1o .~~ etc u

All ovc:r rkJ v " Wnl l o.cc ~' I ' n c.;on:rw l e t it shine , etc .

All ov o·c !.k.r 0 :)l .tr Co,..tnt ~·, I ' n c;onna. l et i t shine , etcL

All r:vtcr. c; very~)Oc.~y, I 'n c;oru1o. l e t :!. S!l.lne •

I ' N GOlTI'lJ\ _DO WHAT THE SPIHIT SAY r

I~n I 1G Anc~

I ' n I ' n I ~ r.1

I'n

Gonna. l~O '<lhCl t tho ~'I) i r i t r:.n.y C:o, c;onna. -b nho.t · the spirit so.y do . if the ~piri t f1a.y rje , I 'n Golma.· d0 , c :1. Lc·r -::1. i ~ :·.1 cor..na. c"!.o nh8.t the Sj)i:rit su.y rlo .

[;Onr.a. .li'lvc, c;onr!a. 1 ' L.~.e , ·-' 0Cl111D. \'Jo.) T' 1-::: , e tc. conr:o. vote , otc .

HOP.IIl'/II~, WHY 1!'AS TilE DARKIE DORH?

I.io:rr:~nio: wh~,r was the de.!·kle born? Mon .... n·i_c, wh,'{ we.s the C1s.r·kic born'? Somebody had to build the railroads Somebody had to be a slave Somebody had to build a. g:·~· e8.t nation Thats why the darkie was born.

The white man was very lazy Somebody had to do his work So the bJ.nek man had to work on

the pla7lt9.tion Thats why the darkie was born, etc.

Sornebody hau to flight f'or .freedom Scmabody had to go to ,iE.il c,omt~body had to ue a Dr. King ~_!_~at's why the darkie was born, e_tc.

KIDHi'.P

I read in the paper J~J. s t t he other day 'l',:.-,n t t he f :"·3 c d•HiJ. fighters Vj·::-r·e on their vre.y T . ~~ were coming by bus Anc~.· · airplane t o 0 Tnc y -..vould even wa1k If you asked them toe

chorus:

KIDITAP COE t.

Hartin :!:'.:uther Kin£ Is on your tr·a-1 :.!. And J c. me ;3 :.:;s v e 1 Will i.ead you to jail But Peter lle.ll_. will go your bail

l!ow Jack and Jill Went up the hill And came back dovm With a voting bill

WAY OVER YONDER

I wonder can you hear Free~orn bells tolling? I wonder can you hear Freedom bells tolling? I wonder can you l:.eD.:r Freedom bells tolling?

Way over yonde~~ way over yonder In Freedom land.

I wonder can you tmll Tell George Wallace I ·wa:nt my freedom Right away

I wonder .if you '11 pray Pr2y :for G0orge Wallace

Ol:'1 Wallace you never can Oh Wallace sesregB.tion f s

jail us all Way ov 2r there bound to fall In I.1' .. n:rt. [:'_')2!.f: r·y

ITow thj_s is the message I ws'J.t you to hes.r I want my f~:-ecrlon And I want it this year You. can,~b:te~ff Adams

tell And Al L:!.:.::.g -:; Tr~at I wa:r-J.t my freedom And I want it now.

ilev dov .. Wallace ~1e-:i ve got ycu on the run 1illl '..e.r.. Lyndon LeL"lc:; s Johnson Says we shall overcome

I wonder i~ you'll march Barch for you freedom

WE SHALL OVERCOI.lE

We shall overcome We s~all overcome We sha 1.l ovej ... come someday Oh aeen in my heart I do b .r.lj.ev8 We fhall overcome some day

BlP..ck and wh~.te together, etc. The Lord wil,_ see us through, etc. We Bre nc't 'l.:'raid, etc. we shall livo in peace, etc. God is on our side~ etc.

I LO\~ EVERYBODY

I love everybocy, I love everybody, I Jove cvoryboc.~y in ny heart. I love everybody, I love everybody, I love cvoryboC:~y in D.y heart.

You can 1 t no.l:o no c:ou~)t hin, etc. i3ccause I lcnov1 too nuch about hin, etc. Frcedou is aconin' etc.

WE SHALL NOT BE TJOVED

Wo shall not, vic shall not be novccl. We shall not, >70 ::;hall not be novec~. Ju::;t liJ=o a tree that's planted

by tho rmter, We shall not be novod.

Soc;roc;ation i:.:; our enony, VJo shall not be r.1ovec.1. etc.

FroE;ci.or.l is o.conin 1 , uo shall not be novec.1

etc. Rec;ist 1rins. a.nc~ "'l5otinc, wo sho..ll

not be novod etc.

Will YOU TELL IT TO THE HAH

Will you toll it to tho nan? Corto..inly I.n1~c1. ~-v'ill you tell it to tho nan? Certainly Lorcl. Will you toll it to tho nan? Certainly Lord, Certainly,

certainly, certainly Lord.

Will you tell it to tho Mayor, etc.

o:r r'RE~D J LI

Oh, f'roo(~on, oh frcodo'·l, Oh, froodon over rw Ancl before I 1d be a slave, I'll be burioC:: in ny .::.;rC\.vo, And co he no to ny Lor ;:: u.nCc be ::' 1,oo.

No r.~oro nocpint~ no DO::'C ucop:':..~1 etc. No nora sesroc;ation, no nero

socrcc;ation, etc .. No noro Wallace, no nore Woll~.cc, etc. No narc Jin Cron, No noro Jin

Cro\11 etc.

We V!o

PAUL AND SILi\.S

Paul aml. Silas bound in ju.il, Hud no nonoy to ;__,o their lJ~"Lil, Keep your eyes on tho 1)ri 2 o, ilold on, hold on.

chorus: Hold on, hold on, Keep your o~ros on tho ··,rizo, :~ld on, hold on.

rrhe very nonont I thouL;ht I ': 'ns lo Tho duncoon shoo}~ a.nd ih c chd. ns

feitl off. etc. Tho only thine tho.t rrc did r~ronc was stc..y in the ,_·Jildcrness too lor. etc. The only thinG thr-,t no c1ic1 riGht Wu:::: tho c1 ay no bec;un to fiL)1t. etc.

WE ARE SOLDIERS

arc soldiers, in ih e arr:y ., hnvo to fic;ht oven thol'. ;_,b ~.·c

ho.vo to die. We

Will you toll it to the Govornor,otc. have to hold up tho frcoclo~:1 bnn:':J.· We have to hold it up ur.til Y:o ::: .

Will you toll it to tho President, etc. Rev. Kine is a soldier, be has his hand on tho cospel plorT: but one d~ he c;ot old, he coufudJ fi[;ht anynorc, but he sc..id l1e ~cl sto.y hero and ficht unyr.ou,)