Sinner Man
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to?
Oh, sinner man, where you gonna run to all on that day?
Run to the moon, "Moon won't you hide me?"
Run to the sea, "Sea won't you hide me?"
Run to the sun, "Sun won't you hide me all on that day?"
Lord says, "Sinner man, the moon'll be a bleeding."
Lord says, "Sinner man, the sea'll be a sinking."
Lord says, "Sinner man, the sun'll be a freezin' all on that day!"
Run to the Lord, "Lord won't you hide me?"
Run to the Lord, "Lord won't you hide me?"
Run, run, "Lord won't you hide me all on that day?"
Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying."
Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying."
Lord says "Sinner man, you should've been a praying all on that day."
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This is an old song, but, as has happened with many spirituals
and gospel songs, the group spent an evening improvising around
the theme of the original and the result is not the old song, but
the old song with sizable additions. Additional words and
arrangement by Erik Darling, Ronnie Gilbert, Lee Hays, and Fred
Hellerman. Copyright 1959 by Sanga Music Inc.
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Thanks to Mudcat for the Digital Tradition!