Fine And Mellow (Live Ver. - Sept. 1959) Nina Simone

treats me oh so mean He's the meanest man that I've ever seeMy baby wears high peg pants stripes are really yellow Baby wears high peg pants stripes area really yellow When he starts into love me he's so fine

The Other Woman (Live Ver. - Sept. 1959) Nina Simone

And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair. The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume. The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room.

You Can Have Him (Live Ver. - Sept. 1959) Nina Simone

I don't want him you can have him He's not worth fighting for Besides there's plenty more where he came from I don't want him you can have him I'm giving him the sack And he can go right back where he

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Live Ver. - Sept. 1959) Nina Simone

Black is the color of my true loves hair His face so soft and wondrous fair The purest eyes And the strongest hands I love the ground on where he stands I love the ground on where he standsBlack is the

Fine And Mellow Nina Simone

treats me oh so mean He's the meanest man that I've ever seeMy baby wears high peg pants stripes are really yellow Baby wears high peg pants stripes area really yellow When he starts into love me he's so fine

The Other Woman (1959 / Live In New York) Nina Simone

And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair. The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume. The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room.

Don't You Pay Them No Mind (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

People laugh each time they see us walking by and their whispering just make you feel like you wanna cry. Keep on walking by my side don't look behind.

I'm Going Back Home (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm going back home where I was born First I planned to stay but I can't live this way I'm going back home where I was bornTry to understand I think this city's grand But with all its charme give me the

Hush Little Baby (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

Hush, little baby, don't say a word Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird And if that mockingbird don't sing Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring And if that diamond ring turn brass Papa's gonna buy you a

The Young Knight (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

Down deary down There was a knight and he was young a riding along the way Sir And there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay Sir Down deary down Quote he shall you and I, Lady among the grass lay

Silver City Bound (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

Yeah This is a song was sung by leadbelly and it was written forhis friend He had a friend named blind lemon And they used to ride back and forth on a train from somewhere to texas And I learned this tune

Mississippi Goddam (Live In New York / 1964) Nina Simone

The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of itAlabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi GoddamAlabama's gotten me so upset

Forbidden Fruit (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Eve and Adam had a garden everything was great Till one day a boy says pardon Miss my name is snake See that apple over yonder if you'll take a bite You and Adam both are bound to have some fun tonight

Night Song (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I was born black and poor and now everyone Owes me. Whaaa Whaaaa I bad mouth the nation that set me free And now Im pissed cuz I cant get work Whaaaa Whaaaa

The Twelfth Of Never (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

I'll still be loving you Hold me close Never let me go Hold me close Melt my heart like april snow I'll love you 'til the bluebells Forget to bloom I'll love you 'til the clover Has lost it's perfume And

Work Song (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Breaking rocks and serving my time Breaking rocks out here on the chain gang Because they done convicted me of crime Hold it steady right there while I hit it

Mood Indigo (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

You ain't never been blue, no, no, no You ain't never been blue Till you've had that mood indigo That feeling goes stealing down to my shoes While I just sit here and sigh Go along bluesI always get that

Mississippi Goddam (1964/Live In New York/Stereo) Nina Simone

The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Alabama's gotten me so upset

Gimme Some (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

your slave Gimme some I can't stand it no longer Gimme someDon't be bashful, come over here Whisper some sweet words in my ear Gimme some Gimme some I can't wait eight days Gimme someCome on over here and

Feeling Good (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Birds flying high you know how I feel Sun in the sky you know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by you know how I feelIt's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling goodFish in the sea

Lass Of The Low Country (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

Oh she was a lass from the low country And he was a lord of high degree But she loved him oh so tenderly Oh sorrow sing sorrow Now she sleeps in the valley where the wild flowers nod No one knows how she

Don't Explain (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Skip back the lipstick don't explain.You know that I love you and what love endures all my thoughts of you for I'm so completley yours Don't want to hear folks chatter cause I know you cheat Right n' wrong

See-Line Woman (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah alright yesee-line woman she drink coffee she drink tea and then go home see-line womansee-line woman dressed in green wears silk stockings with golden seams see-line womansee-line

When I Was A Young Girl (Live At Carnegie Hall) (2004 Remastered Ver.) Nina Simone

When I was a young girl I used to see pleasure When I was a young girl I used to drink ale Right out of the ale house and into the jail house Right out of the bar room and down to my grave Come mama come

Baltimore Nina Simone

city In a hard town by the sea Ain't nowhere to run to There ain't nothin' here for freeer on the corner Waitin' for a train Drunk lyin' on the sidewalk Sleepin' in the rainAnd they hide their faces And

Gin House Blues (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

sin stay away from me cause i'm in my sin if this joint is raided somebody get me my gin don't try me nobody cause you will never win don't try me nobody cause you will never win i'll fight the army and

Willow Weep For Me (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Willow weep for me, willow weep for me, Bend your branches green along the stream that runs to sea, Listen to my plea, listen willow weep for me, Gone my lover's dream, lovely summer dream, Gone and left

I'm Gonna Leave You (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm gonna leave you yes I'm gonna I'm gonna leave you cos I wanna And I'll go where people love me And I'll stay there cos they love meNo more headaches no more heartbreaks I'm gonna leave you where I

I Hold No Grudge (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I hold no grudge There's no resentment und'neath I'll extend the laurel wreath and we'll be friends But right there is where it endsI hold no grudge And I'll forgive you your mistake But forgive me if

My Father Nina Simone

My father always promised me That we would live in France We'd go boating on the Seine And I would learn to danceWe lived in Ohio then He worked in the mines On his dreams like boats We knew we would sail

Keeper Of The Flame (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm the keeper of the flamePlayed with fire and I was burn Gave a heart but I was spurn All these time I have yearned Just to have my love returnYears have passed by The spark still remains True love can't

Take Care Of Business (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Don't talk just hold me closer Let me sit on top of your knee Go ahead and take care of business For me for me for meOh Lord, don't keep me waiting Be as firm as can be Go ahead and take care of business

Fodder On Her Wings Nina Simone

She flitted here and there? United States, Switzerland, France, England, everywhere. With fodder in her wings. And dust inside her brains. Oh how sad. Oh how sad. Oh how sad.

To Love Somebody Nina Simone

There' a light A certain kind of light I want my whole life to be To live it with you Live it with youThere's a way Everybody says Do each and every little thing What good does it bring If I ain't

Mississippi Goddamn Nina Simone

The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it Alabama's got me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody knows about Mississippi Goddam Alabama's got me so upset

Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Album ver.) Nina Simone

I'm just a soul whose intentions are good Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood Baby, sometimes I'm so carefree with a joy that's hard to hide Sometimes all I have to do is to worry And

Blue Prelude (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

let me cry Let me sigh when I'm blueLet me go away from this lonely town,Won't be long till my sun will be blue,Cos I know I'm on my last go round.All the love I could steal, beg or borrow,Wouldn't...

Mississippi Goddam Nina Simone

Nina Simone, 1963 Mississippi Goddam (Nina Simone) The name of this tune is Mississippi Goddam And I mean every word of it Alabama's gotten me so upset Tennessee made me lose my rest And everybody

Go To Hell Nina Simone

Now if your mind lies in the Devil's workshop And evil duens your thrill And trouble and mischief is all you live for You know darn well That you'll go to hell So you're living high and mighty

I Love Your Lovin' Ways (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I Love Your Lovin' Ways when you hold my hand And with a little ssqueeze you make me understand That I'm the only one underneath the sun for you, yes, for you I L Y L W, yes, I L Y L W, yes I do.I L Y

Break Down And Let It All Out (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Break down and let it all out Break down and let it all outI'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 goodI'm

Pirate Jenny (Live Stereo (1964/New York)) Nina Simone

Then one night theres a scream in the night And youll wonder who could that have been And you see me kinda grinnin while Im scrubbin And you say, whats she got to grin? Ill tell you.

Love Me Or Leave Me (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Love me or leave me and let me be lonely You won't believe me but I love you only I'd rather be lonley than happy with somebody elseYou might find the night time the right time for kissing Night time is

Strange Fruit (Live In New York / 1965) Nina Simone

Southern trees Bear strange fruit Blood on the leaves And blood at the roots Black bodies Swinging in the southern breeze Strange fruit hangin' From the poplar trees Pastoral scene Of the gallant south

Who Am I Nina Simone

just born by chance in July Who on earth am I My friends only think of fun They're such a curious a lot Must I be the only one Who thinks these mysterious thoughts Some day I'll die Will I ever live

Children Go Where I Send You (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm gonna send you two by two, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.Children go where I send you, How shall I send you?

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Nina Simone

clear for the whole round world to hear I wish I could share all the love that\'s in my heart remove all the bars that keep us apart I wish you could know what it means to be me Then you\'d see and

Don't You Pay Them No Mind Nina Simone

People laugh each time they see us walking by and their whispering just make you feel like you wanna cry. Keep on walking by my side don't look behind.

I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel To Be Free) Nina Simone

Nina Simone - I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free I wish I knew how It would feel to be free I wish I could break All the chains holding me I wish I could say All the things that I should

Four Women Nina Simone

My skin is black My arms are long My hair is woolly My back is strong Strong enough to take the pain It`s been inflicted again and again What do they call me My name is Aunt Sarah My name is Aunt