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Black History Month: Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

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Black History Month—Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round

Ain’t gonna let nobody, Lordy, turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let no jail house turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let no jail house turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let no sheriff turn me ’round,
Turn me ’round, turn me ’round,
Ain’t gonna let no sheriff turn me ’round,
I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’,
Keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up to freedom land.

—Traditional song adapted as a protest song in the 1960s


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