Intro :
I'd sing more about m ore of this la nd
But all God's c hildren ain't fr ee
I'd open up ev'ry d oor I ca n
Cause all God's c hildren ain't fr ee
I met a beaten broken man
He s hovels dirt but go t no lan d
And he held out his h and to me
All God's c hildren ain't fr ee
I'd sing along to a silly song
But all God's children ain't free
I'm gonna sing a blues for the man they done wrong
Cause all God's children ain't free
Mister how 'bout the man you condem to die
By takin'ev'rything that he's livin'by
And reject him from society
All God's children ain't free
No, reject him from society
All God's children ain't free
Instrumental :
I'd be happy walkin'any street
But all God's children ain't free
I'd have a smile for all I meet
But all God's children ain't free
I'd whistle down the road but I wouldn't feel right
I'd hear somebody cryin'out at night
From a sharecropper's shack or penitentiary
All God's children ain't free
From a sharecropper's shack or penitentiary
All God's children ain't free