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Neville Brothers – Let My People Go lyrics
We need everybody to join in
We're trying to find somebody
Who'll understand
We've got ourselves a problem
All over the land

They've gotten to our children
They've taken their minds
Brothers killing brothers
At the drop of a dime, listen

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
We're dying in the streets, y'all now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Let ’em go

They're down on every corner
They're everywhere
If you're a payin' customer
Then they don't care

We've got to lose the temptation
To live with sin
To find a solution
Look deep within, oh God

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Oh, let 'em go now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Let 'em go

You see, all across the nation
We're losing our self-respect
We're running out of patience
We got to find a way to get it back

Oh, let my people go
Oh Lord, let them go
Oh Lord, let them go
Hey now, let 'em go, Lord

Find a way to get our kids
Out of the line
We've got to find a way to stop
All of this crime

They've got 'em shooting up
Smokin' crack, whatever new drug
We've got to find a way to get our kids
To rise up above

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
We're dying in the streets, y'all now
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Let ’em go

Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go
Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go

Yeah now, come, come, come
Yeah, my people go
Let ’em go, let ’em go
Let my people go

Yeah now, oh Lord, gotta let ’em go
Let ’em go, let ’em, let ’em, let ’em go
Let my people go now, oh Lord
You gotta let ’em go, you gotta let ’em go

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We need everybody to join in We're trying to find somebody Who'll understand We've got ourselves a problem All over the land They've gotten to our children They've taken their minds Brothers killing brothers At the drop of a dime, listen Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go We're dying in the streets, y'all now Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Let ’em go They're down on every corner They're everywhere If you're a payin' customer Then they don't care We've got to lose the temptation To live with sin To find a solution Look deep within, oh God Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Oh, let 'em go now Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Let 'em go You see, all across the nation We're losing our self-respect We're running out of patience We got to find a way to get it back Oh, let my people go Oh Lord, let them go Oh Lord, let them go Hey now, let 'em go, Lord Find a way to get our kids Out of the line We've got to find a way to stop All of this crime They've got 'em shooting up Smokin' crack, whatever new drug We've got to find a way to get our kids To rise up above Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go We're dying in the streets, y'all now Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Let ’em go Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Oh, oh, oh, oh, let my people go Yeah now, come, come, come Yeah, my people go Let ’em go, let ’em go Let my people go Yeah now, oh Lord, gotta let ’em go Let ’em go, let ’em, let ’em, let ’em go Let my people go now, oh Lord You gotta let ’em go, you gotta let ’em go Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: PHILIP ROY, ROBERT THIELE, WILLIAM VALENTINE
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The Neville Brothers - Let My People Go and Get Up, Stand Up (Live at Farm Aid 1994)
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