The Desperate Ones Nina Simone

desperate ones Just like the tiptoe moth That dance before the flame They burn their hearts so much That death is just a name And if love calls again So foolishly they run, they run, they run

Balm In Gilead (Album Version) Nina Simone

There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soulIf you can pray like Peter If you can preach like Paul Go home and tell your loved ones He died to

Balm In Gilead Nina Simone

Traditional There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole There is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul repeat previous If you can pray like Peter If you can preach like Paul Go home and tell

Papa, Can You Hear Me? Nina Simone

papa, can you find me in the night? papa, are you near me? papa, can you hear me? papa, can you help me not be frightened?looking at the skies i see a million eyes which ones are yours?

The House Of The Rising Sun Nina Simone

There is a house in New Orleans Call it the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin Of many a poor girl And me, oh Lord, I'm oneIf I'd listened what my mama said Be at home today Bein' so young And foolish

Strange Fruit 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

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

In The Morning Nina Simone

In the morning when the moon is at it's rest, you will found me at the time I love the best watching rainbows play on sunlight pools of water icecream cold night, in the morning.

Everything Must Change Nina Simone

everything must change nothing remains the same everyone will change no one, no one remains the same the young become the old all mysteries do unfold cause that's the way of time nothing and no

Keeper Of The Flame Nina Simone

I'm the keeper of the flame My torch of love lights his name Ask no pity, beg my shame(?)

Keeper Of The Flame (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm the keeper of the flame My torch of love lights his name Ask no pity, beg my shame(?)

Children Go Where I Send You Nina Simone

I'm gonna send you four by four, Four for the poor that stood at the door, Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.Children

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

I'm gonna send you four by four, Four for the poor that stood at the door, Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.Children

Children Go Where I Send You (2004 Remaster) Nina Simone

I'm gonna send you four by four, Four for the poor that stood at the door, Three for the Hebrew children, Two for Paul and Silas, One for the little biddy baby, was born, born, born in Bethlehem.Children

Sinnerman Nina Simone

Thomas crown affair version: Sinnerman where you gunna run to Sinnerman where you gunna run to Where you gunna run to All on that day Well i run to the rock Please hide me i run to the rock

Take Me To The Water Nina Simone

Take me to the water Take me to the water Take me to the water To be baptizedNone but the righteous None but the righteous None but the righteous Shall be savedSo take me to the water Take me to the water

Take Me To The Water (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Take me to the water Take me to the water Take me to the water To be baptizedNone but the righteous None but the righteous None but the righteous Shall be savedSo take me to the water Take me to the water

Wild Is The Wind (Live (1964/New York) (Stereo)) Nina Simone

Love me love me love me say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For

Wild Is the Wind Nina Simone

Love me, love me, love me Say you do Let me fly away With you For my love is like The wind And wild is the wind Give me more Than one caress Satisfy this Hungriness Let the wind Blow through

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair 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

Black Is The Color Of My True Love's Hair (Live In New York / 1964) 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

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

Black Is The Color Of My True Love`s Hair (Vocal Nina Simone) Nina Simone

Black is the color of my true love's 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 stands

Wild Is The Wind (Live At Town Hall) Nina Simone

Love me love me love me Say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the wind Give me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through

Wild Is The Wind (Live In New York / 1964) Nina Simone

Love me love me love me Say you do Let me fly away with you For my love is like the wind And wild is the windGive me more than one caress Satisfy this hungriness Let the wind blow through your heart For

The House Of The Rising Sun (Live At The Village G Nina Simone

There is a House in New Orieans They call it rising sun And it's been the ruin of many poor girls And me, oh God, I'm one.

In the dark Nina Simone

In the dark It's just you and I Not a sound Ther's not one sigh Just the beet of my poor heart In the dark Now, in the dark, in the dark I get such a thrill When he presses his fingertips

The Human Touch Nina Simone

No one seems to care as much No time to smile, laugh or cry as much Have we lost the touch that means so much Have we lost the human touch No one wants to be alone To walk or talk and sleep and

The Other Woman Nina Simone

The other woman finds time to manicure her nails, The other woman is perfect where her rival fails. And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair - anywhere.

The Assignment Song Nina Simone

Bouncing off your wall Pathways of my mind Are on their way Another way For today Ohho You want me to see you I can not see you You want me to come for you I can not come for you You want an assign...

The Other Woman (Live Stereo (1964/New York)) Nina Simone

The other woman finds time to manicure her nails The other woman is perfect where her rival fails And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair The other woman enchantes her clothes with French perfume

Who Knows Where The Time Goes Nina Simone

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go?

One More Sunday In Savannah Nina Simone

One more Sunday in Savannah hear the whole creation shoutin' Praise the Lord see them flinging out the banner while the congregation says amen Young folk tendin' Sunday School they sing merrilly

I'm Going Back Home 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

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

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

Who Know Where the Time Goes Nina Simone

Across the evening sky all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the

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

You toss me your tips And look out to the ships But Im counting your heads As Im making the beds Cuz theres nobody gonna sleep here, honey Nobody Nobody!

Baltimore Nina Simone

Beat-up little seagull On a marble stair Tryin' to find the ocean Lookin' everywhereHard times in the city In a hard town by the sea Ain't nowhere to run to There ain't nothin' here for freeer on the corner

Everyone's Gone To The Moon Nina Simone

Everyone's gone to the moon Streets full of people, all alone Roads full of houses, never home A church full of singing, out of tune Everyone's gone to the moon Eyes full of sorrow, never wet

New World Coming Nina Simone

There's a new world commin' And it's just around the bend There's a brand new mornin' That belongs to you and me A nwe world commin' The one we had vision of And its commin' in peace Is commin in joy and

Pirate Jenny Nina Simone

say Hey gal finish them floors Get upstairs what`s wrong with you Earn your keep here You toss me your tips and look out to the ships But I`m counting your heads as I`m making the beds `Cuz there

Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You Nina Simone

Darling, you always needed And your tenderness is needed too And it seems that I’m never tired loving you, loving you never was a feeling stronger aching for the sweet things you do and it seems

Here Comes the Sun Nina Simone

(Refrain) Here comes the sun Little darlin, here comes the sun I say, its all right, its all right (Repeat 1) Little Darlin its been a long cold and lonely winter, little darlin it feels like years since

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

Love's Been Good to Me Nina Simone

Still in all I'm happy, the reason is, you see, Once in a-while along the way, love's been good to me.There was a girl, in denver, before the Summer storm.

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

You ask me how much I need you Must I explain I need you oh my darling Like roses need rain You ask how long I'll love you I'll tell you true Until the twelfth of never I'll still be loving you Hold me

Suzanne Nina Simone

Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there And she feeds

I Think It's Going To Rain Today Nina Simone

(1968) Randy Newman Broken windows and empty hallways A pale dead moon in the sky streaked with gray Human kindness is overflowing And I think it's going to rain today Scarecrows dressed in the

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