Oh Freedom

From the Album It Takes a Lot of People (Tribute to Woody Guthrie)

Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Freedom to me
Is having the right to be
Free as the bird in the sky
Freedom to say
Whatever I want to say
Freedom to be alive

Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Freedom to think
Whatever I want to think
For as long as I live
If someone knocks you down
I’ll get right back up
I will continue to forgive

Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

If I sit in your café
I will not move away
Freedom means everything to me
I have come here to eat
Not to lose my seat
Freedom means everything to me

Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Martin had a dream
All hearts to be free
Free from hatred & strife
Martin had a dream
All people to be free
Red, yellow, black and white

No more crying
No more crying
No more crying over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom, oh freedom
Oh freedom over me
Before I be enslaved
Will be buried in my grave
And go home to my Lord and be free

Words & Music by Larry Long | Traditional
Copyright Larry Long Publishing 1989 | BMI

*Lyrics collectively written with children from Langston, Oklahoma.

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