Work Song (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Breaking rocks out here on the chain gangBreaking rocks and serving my timeBreaking rocks out here on the chain gangBecause they done convicted me of crimeHold it steady right there while I hit itw...

Night Song (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Whaaa Whaaaa I bad mouth the nation that set me free And now Im pissed cuz I cant get work Whaaaa Whaaaa

Work Song 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...

Feeling Good (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Birds flying high you know how I feelSun in the sky you know how I feelBreeze driftin' on by you know how I feelIt's a new dawnIt's a new dayIt's a new lifeFor meAnd I'm feeling goodFish in the sea...

Mood Indigo (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

You ain't never been blue, no, no, noYou ain't never been blueTill you've had that mood indigoThat feeling goes stealing down to my shoesWhile I just sit here and sighGo along bluesI always get tha...

Don't Explain (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Hush now, don't explainThere aint nothin' to gainIm glad that your backdont' explainQuiet baby, dont explainthere is nothing to gain.Skip back the lipstickdon't explain.You know that I love youand ...

Gimme Some (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Loving is the thing I craveFor your love I'd be your slaveGimme someI can't stand it no longerGimme someDon't be bashful, come over hereWhisper some sweet words in my earGimme someGimme someI can't...

Forbidden Fruit (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Eve and Adam had a garden everything was greatTill one day a boy says pardon Miss my name is snakeSee that apple over yonder if you'll take a biteYou and Adam both are bound to have some fun tonigh...

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...

Night Song Nina Simone

Whaaa Whaaaa I bad mouth the nation that set me free And now Im pissed cuz I cant get work Whaaaa Whaaaa

See-Line Woman (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

yeahyeah yeah yeah yeahalright yesee-line womanshe drink coffeeshe drink teaand then go homesee-line womansee-line womandressed in greenwears silk stockingswith golden seamssee-line womansee-line w...

This Year's Kisses (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

This year's crop of kissesDon't seem as sweet to meThis year's crop just missesWhat kisses used to beThis year's new romanceDoesn't seem to have a chanceEven helped by Mr. Moon aboveThis year's cro...

Gin House Blues (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

stay away from mecause i'm in my sinstay away from mecause i'm in my sinif this joint is raidedsomebody get me my gindon't try me nobodycause you will never windon't try me nobodycause you will nev...

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

I'm gonna leave you yes I'm gonnaI'm gonna leave you cos I wannaAnd I'll go where people love meAnd I'll stay there cos they love meNo more headaches no more heartbreaksI'm gonna leave you where I ...

Ne Me Quitte Pas (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Ne me quitte pasIl faut oublierTout peut s'oublierQui s'enfuit djOublier le tempsDes malentendusEt le temps perduA savoir commentOublier ces heuresQui tuaient parfoisA coups de pourquoiLe coeur du ...

I Hold No Grudge (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I hold no grudgeThere's no resentment und'neathI'll extend the laurel wreath and we'll be friendsBut right there is where it endsI hold no grudgeAnd I'll forgive you your mistakeBut forgive me if I...

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

I'm going back home where I was bornFirst I planned to stay but I can't live this wayI'm going back home where I was bornTry to understand I think this city's grandBut with all its charme give me t...

Keeper Of The Flame (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I'm the keeper of the flameMy torch of love lights his nameAsk no pity, beg my shame(?)I'm the keeper of the flamePlayed with fire and I was burnGave a heart but I was spurnAll these time I have ye...

Take Care Of Business (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

Don't talk just hold me closerLet me sit on top of your kneeGo ahead and take care of businessFor me for me for meOh Lord, don't keep me waitingBe as firm as can beGo ahead and take care of busines...

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 le...

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

Baby, do you understand me now Sometimes I feel a little bad Don't you know that no one alive can always be an angel When things get bad I seem a little mad But I'm just a soul whose intentions are...

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

Love me or leave me and let me be lonelyYou won't believe me but I love you onlyI'd rather be lonley than happy with somebody elseYou might find the night time the right time for kissingNight time ...

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

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

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

Take me to the waterTake me to the waterTake me to the waterTo be baptizedNone but the righteousNone but the righteousNone but the righteousShall be savedSo take me to the waterTake me to the water...

What More Can I Say? (Album Ver.) Nina Simone

I would do anything, anything you sayIf you would just be mineWhat more, what more can I say?I would give anything, anything I ownIf you'd be my loveWhat more, what more can I say?Anything I've got...

I Put A Spell On You (Album ver.) Nina Simone

I put a spell on you Because you\'re mine Stop the things you do Watch out, I ain\'t lying I can\'t stand No running around I can\'t stand And no putting me down I put a spell on you Because you...

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

People laugh each time they see us walking by and their whispering just makeyou feel like you wanna cry. Keep on walking by my side don't look behind. Youknow I love you, so don't you pay em' no mi...

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

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

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

Break down and let it all outBreak down and let it all outI've held back my tearsJust as long as I couldBut now my eyes can seeIt's all over for you and meAnd holding back ain't gonna do no goodI'm...

Balm In Gilead (Album Version) Nina Simone

There is a balm in Gileadto make the wounded wholeThere is a balm in Gileadto heal the sin-sick soulIf you can pray like PeterIf you can preach like PaulGo home and tell your loved onesHe died to s...

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

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...

Every Time We Say Goodbye Nina Simone

When you're near, there's such an air of spring about it, I can hear a lark somewhere, begin to sing about it, There's no love song finer, but how strange the change from major to minor, Everytime

See-Line Woman (Masters At Work Remix) Nina Simone

yeahyeah yeah yeah yeahalright yesee-line womanshe drink coffeeshe drink teaand then go homesee-line womansee-line womandressed in greenwears silk stockingswith golden seamssee-line womansee-line w...

It Don'T Mean A Thing Nina Simone

Well, doa, ooh doa, ooh doa (doa doa)Makes no diffrence if its sweet or hot Give that rhythm evrything youve gotIt dont mean a thing, if you cant swing It dont mean a thing, if you cant sing Sing your song

Compassion (a/k/a Compensation) Nina Simone

Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Nina Simone Because I have loved so deeply Because I haved loved so long God in his great compassion Gave me the gift of song Because I have loved so vainly Sung with such

The Other Woman (Live Ver. - Sept. 1959) 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 enchants her clothes with French pe...

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

My man he don't love me he treats me oh so meanMy man he don't love me he treats me oh so meanHe's the meanest man that I've ever seeMy baby wears high peg pants stripes are really yellowBaby wears...

Come Ye Nina Simone

prayI say come ye ye who have no fear What tomorrow brings child Start praying for a better world Or peace and all good thingsI say come ye ye who still have hope That we can still survive now Let's work

For A While Nina Simone

turned another way With a laugh a kind hello Some small talk with those I know I forget that I`m not over you for a while A wave an easy grin a smile to put them in With other lives to listen to And some work

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

I don't want him you can have himHe's not worth fighting forBesides there's plenty more where he came fromI don't want him you can have himI'm giving him the sackAnd he can go right back where he c...

Turning Point Nina Simone

She's as old as me She looks just like chocolate Oh mummy can't you see We are both in first grade She sits next to me I took care of her mum When she skinned her knee She sang a song so pretty

I Can't See Nobody Nina Simone

And now as I try to forget you...it doesn't work out any way. I loved you such a long time ago...but in my eyes you'll always be. Every single word you hear...is coming from this heart of mine.

I Can't See Nobody (Daniel Y. Remix) Nina Simone

it doesn't work out any way. I loved you such a long time ago... but in my eyes you'll always be. Every single word you hear... is coming from this heart of mine.

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

Down deary downThere was a knight and he was young a riding along the way SirAnd there he met a lady fair among the stacks of hay SirDown deary downQuote he shall you and I, Lady among the grass la...

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

Hush, little baby, don't say a wordPapa's gonna buy you a mockingbirdAnd if that mockingbird don't singPapa's gonna buy you a diamond ringAnd if that diamond ring turn brassPapa's gonna buy you a l...

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) (Alternate Ver.) Nina Simone

To everything turn turn turn turnThere is a season turn turn turn turnAnd a time to every purpose under heavenA time to be born a time to dieA time to plant a time to reapA time to laugh a time to ...

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

You ask me how much I need youMust I explainI need you oh my darlingLike roses need rainYou ask how long I'll love youI'll tell you trueUntil the twelfth of neverI'll still be loving youHold me clo...

It Might As Well Be Spring Nina Simone

as a willow in a windstorm, I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string, I'd say that I had spring fever, But I know it isn't spring.I'm as starry eyed and gravely discontented, Like a nightingale without a song

Porgy Nina Simone

This song talk about the same Porgy That we've talked about for two years now His name is Porgy only this one was written by eh Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh I got my man now I got Porgy My baby