Blog #5

I chose the song, "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody turn me Around". This song was made popular by the SNCC Freedom Singers, a group of students that traveled the nation and sung at rallies and protests. Here's a couple of the stanzas..



Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me around
Keep on a walking, keep on a talking
Marching up to freedom land

Ain't gonna let segregation (Lordy), turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let segregation (Lordy), turn me around
Keep on a walking, keep on a talking
Marching up to freedom land

Ain't gonna let no jailhouse (Lordy), turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let no jailhouse, turn me around
Keep on a walking, keep on a talking
Marching up to freedom land

Ain't gonna let no Uncle Tom (Lordy), turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let no Uncle Tom (Lordy), turn me around
Keep on a walking, keep on a talking
Marching up to freedom land

Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me around
Turn me around, turn me around
Ain't gonna let nobody, turn me around
Keep on a walking, keep on a talking
Marching up to freedom land


Freedom to me means that you can do what you want, as long as its legal and moral, and not have anyone tell you how to do it. This song, like other songs in the 50's and 60's, has repetitive lyrics and a tune that is hopeful and happy. These both were key to inspiring confidence in the African American society. Songs helped them stand up for what was right. It helped them resist the status quo. These inspirational songs helped African Americans fight for their rights and let them realize that no one really stand in their way.