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Nina Simone – Old Jim Crow lyrics
Ron Vander Groef, Jackie Alper, Nina Simone

Old Jim Crow
Where you been baby
Down Mississippi and back again
Old Jim Crow don't you know
It's all over now

Old Jim Crow
What's wrong with you
It ain't your name
It's the things you do
Old Jim Crow don't you know
It's all over now

Old Jim Crow
You've been around too long
Gotta work the devil
'Til your dead and gone
Old Jim Crow
Yes, don't you know
It's all over now
It's all over now

Old Jim Crow
You know it's true
When you hurt my brother
You hurt me too
Old Jim Crow don't you know
It's all over now

Old Jim Crow
I thought I had you beat
Now I see you walkin'
And talkin' up and down my street
Old Jim Crow don't you know
It's all over now

Old Jim Crow
You've been around too long
Gotta work the devil
'Til your dead and gone
Old Jim Crow don't you know
It's all over
All over
Oh Lord, it's all over
All over
It's all over
It's all over
It's all over now.
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Ron Vander Groef, Jackie Alper, Nina Simone Old Jim Crow Where you been baby Down Mississippi and back again Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow What's wrong with you It ain't your name It's the things you do Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow You've been around too long Gotta work the devil 'Til your dead and gone Old Jim Crow Yes, don't you know It's all over now It's all over now Old Jim Crow You know it's true When you hurt my brother You hurt me too Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow I thought I had you beat Now I see you walkin' And talkin' up and down my street Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over now Old Jim Crow You've been around too long Gotta work the devil 'Til your dead and gone Old Jim Crow don't you know It's all over All over Oh Lord, it's all over All over It's all over It's all over It's all over now. Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: JACKIE ALPER, NINA SIMONE, VANDER GROEF
Old Jim Crow lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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