To Be Free: The Nina Simone Story

Blues - Nina Simone Abbey lincoln, nina simone Hey lordy mama I heard you wasnt feeling good Theyre spreadin dirty rumors All around the neighborhood They say youre mean and evil And dont know what to do Thats the reason that hes gone And left you bl

"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" Baby you understand me now If sometimes you see that I'm mad Don't you know no one alive can always be an angel? When everything goes wrong, you see some bad But I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord,

A Single Woman (LP Version) - Nina Simone I live alone That hasn't always been easy to do For just a single woman Sometimes at night, the walls talk back to me They seem to say, "Wasn't yesterday a better day?" Always alone at home or in a crowd

(1969) Nina Simone, Weldon Irvine jr To be young, gifted and black, Oh what a lovely precious dream To be young, gifted and black, Open your heart to what I mean In the whole world you know There are billion boys and girls Who are young, gifted and b

You ain't never been blue, no, no, no You ain't never been blue Till you've had that mood indigo That feeling goes stealing right down to my shoes While I just sit here and sigh Go along blues I always get that mood indigo Since my baby said goodbye

(1928) gus kahn, walter donaldson My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for clothes My baby just cares for me My baby don't care for cars and races My baby don't care for high-tone places Liz taylor is not his style And even lana turner's s

(Jimmie Cox) Well once I lived the life of a millionaire Spending my money, I didn't care Takin' my friends out for a mighty good time Buyin' boot leg liquor, champagne and wine Then I began to fall so low Couldn't find me no friends Had no place to

alabama's gotten me so upset tennessee made me lose my rest and everybody knows about mississippi goddam alabama's gotten me so upset tennessee made me lose my rest and everybody knows about mississippi goddam can't you see it can't you feel it it's

I loves you, porgy, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me And drive me mad If you can keep me I wanna stay here with you forever And i'll be glad Yes i loves you, porgy, Don't let him take me Don't let him handle me With his hot hands If you

My man's gone now Ain't no use a listenin' For his tired footsteps Climbin' up the stairs Old man sorrow's Come to keep me company Whisperin' beside me When I say my prayers When I say my prayers He come around He come up, he come around Ain't that I

I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should say Say 'em loud say 'em clear For the whole round world to hear I wish I could share All the love that's in my

George Bass yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah Alright ye See-line woman She drink coffee She drink tea And then go home See-line woman See-line woman Dressed in green Wears silk stockings With golden seams See-line woman See-line woman Dressed in red Make a m