Been a slave most all my life
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So's my kids, and so's my wife
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I've been working on the Colonel's farm
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Ain't been mistreated, ain't done no harm
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I'll be a slave to my grave
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No need of me being free
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Recollect when I was just fourteen
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Freedom used to be my biggest dream
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I'm older now, lot wiser too
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If I was free what would I do
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The Colonel's been right good to me
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He's taken care of my family
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The Colonel rode the buggy in from town
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Hitched the horse and called us all around
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Said he couldn't keep us here no more
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I saw a tear as he walked toward the door
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Oh Dear God, what did he say?
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Now I am free to go my way
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Lincoln Freed Me Today (The Slave)
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| Joan Baez |
