Top 20 Nina Simone

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"So I run to the Lord, please hide me Lord
Don't you see me prayin' ?
Don't you see me down here prayin' ?
But the lord said : Go to the devil !"

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"Plain gold ring on his finger he wore
It was where everyone could see
He belonged to someone, but not me
On his hand was a plain gold band."

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"There is a house in New Orleans, they call it the Rising Sun and it's been the ruin of many poor girls, and me, oh Lord, I'm one."

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"Love me or leave me and let me be lonely ; you won't believe me but I love you only, I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else."

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"Oh daddy now love me good..."

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"Do I move you, are you willin' ?
Do I groove you, is it thrillin' ?
Do I soothe you ? Tell the truth now
Do I move you, are you loose now ?
The answer better be yes... Yes.
That pleases me."

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"Southern trees bear strange fruit..."

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"Dragonfly out in the sun, you know what I mean, don't you know ?
Butterflies all havin' fun, you know what I mean.
Sleep in peace when day is done : that's what I mean,
And this old world is a new world and a bold world for me."

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"But the world is big
Big and bright and round
And it's full of folks like me
Who are black, yellow, beige and brown
Mr. Backlash, I'm gonna leave you
With the backlash blues."

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"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, nuyin' boot leg liquor, champagne and wine. Then I began to fall so low, couldn't find me no friends, had no place to go. If I ever get my hands on a dollar again, I'm gonna hold on to it, till the eagle grins."

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"Oh I love my lover
And well he knows
Yes, I love the ground on where he goes
And still I hope
That the time will come
When he and I will be as one
When he and I will be as one."

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"And then when you done told me
About a million times
How much you love me."

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"Though I know, my love is true
I'd die if you ever told me good-bye, ever told me good-bye
And I know, she loves you too
She would do, the same as I
What difference does it make, which one I choose ?
Either way I lose."

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"Hey Lordy mama
I heard you wasn't feeling' good
They're spreadin' dirty rumors
All around the neighborhood."

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"Old man sorrow's
Come to keep me company
Whisperin' beside me
When I say my prayers
When I say my prayers."

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"I've held back my tears
Just as long as I could
But now my eyes can see
It's all over for you and me
And holding back ain't gonna do no good."

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"Tomorrow is my turn, no more doubts no more fears
Tomorrow is my turn when my luck is returning
All these years I've been learning to save fingers from burning
Tomorrow is my turn, no more doubts no more fears
Tomorrow is my turn to receive without giving
Make life worth living
Now it's my life I'm living
My only concern for tomorrow is my turn."

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"You ain't never been blue till you've had that mood indigo."