We Shall Overcome (protest song 1948)

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We shall overcome,
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We shall overcome,
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We shall o  vercome,    some day-ay-ay.
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O-oh, deep in my heart, (I’ll know that)
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I do believe
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We shall overcome, some day.(“we’ll walk hand in hand”)
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We’ll walk hand in hand,
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We’ll walk hand in hand,
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We’ll walk hand in hand, some day-ay-ay.
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O-oh, deep in my heart, (I’ll know that)
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I do believe
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We shall overcome, some day. (“we shall live in peace”)
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We shall live in peace,
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We shall live in peace,
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We shall live in peace, some day.
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O-oh, deep in my heart, (I’ll know that)
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I do believe
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We shall overcome, some day. (“we are not afraid”)
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We are not afraid,
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We are not afraid,
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We are n  ot   afraid, to-day
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O-oh, deep in my heart, (I’ll know that)
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I do believe
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We shall overcome, some day.(whole wide world around)
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The whole wide world around
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The whole wide world around
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The whole wide world around some day
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O-oh, deep in my heart, (I’ll know that)
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I do believe
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We shall overcome, some day.

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