We Shall Overcome
Lyrics derived from Charles Tindley's gospel song
"I'll Overcome Some Day" (1900), and opening and closing melody from
the 19th-century spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me" (a song
that dates to before the Civil War). According to Professor Donnell King of
Pellissippi State Technical Community College (in Knoxville, Tenn.), "We
Shall Overcome" was adapted from these gospel songs by "Guy Carawan,
Candy Carawan, and a couple of other people associated with the Highlander
Research and Education Center, currently located near Knoxville, Tennessee.
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1. |
We
shall overcome We
shall overcome We
shall overcome some day |
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Oh,
deep in my heart I
do believe We
shall overcome some day |
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2. |
We'll
walk hand in hand We'll
walk hand in hand We'll
walk hand in hand some day |
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3. |
We
shall all be free We
shall all be free We
shall all be free some day |
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4. |
We
are not afraid We
are not afraid We
are not afraid some day |
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5. |
We
are not alone We
are not alone We
are not alone some day |
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6. |
The
whole wide world around The
whole wide world around The
whole wide world around some day |
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7. |
We
shall overcome We
shall overcome We
shall overcome some day |
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