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Thread #102952 Message #2091251
Posted By: Azizi
30-Jun-07 - 08:39 PM
Thread Name: Ain't Songs & Rhymes
Subject: RE: Ain't Songs & Rhymes
Okay, I said I wasn't gonna add no spirituals, and I'm not-yet.
But I'm gonna cheat a bit, cause this next song I'm adding to this thread is a civil rights song {otherwise known as a "Freedom Song" that is based on a spiritual:
AINT GONNA LET NOBODY TURN ME ROUND
Aint gonna let nobody
turn me 'roun'
turn me 'roun
Aint gonna let nobody
turn me 'round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
walkin into freedom land
Aint gonna let {name a prominent segregationist}
turn me 'roun',
turn me 'roun
Aint gonna let {repeat name}
turn me run
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
walkin into freedom land
Aint gonna let no jailhouse
turn me 'roun'
turn me 'roun
Aint gonna let no jailhouse
turn me round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
walkin into freedom land
Aint gonna let no policemen
turn me 'roun'
turn me 'roun
Aint gonna let no policemen
turn me round
I'm gonna keep on walkin'
keep on talkin
walkin' into freedom land
Aint gonna let no playa haters
turn me 'round
turn me 'round
Aint gonna let no playa haters
turn me 'round
I'm gonna keep on walkin
keep on talkin
walkin into freedom land
-snip-
The word "marchin" may be substituted for "walkin". The last verse was added 6/2007 to update the song a bit.
Fyi, A "playa hater" {player hater} is a person who is jealous of another person's possessions, accomplishments, looks etc. A playa hater could also be antagonistic toward the person for no reason at all.