Oh, sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to all on that day?
Well I run to the rock, "Please hide me"
I run to the rock, "Please hide me"
Run to the rock, "Please hide me Lord all on that day"
But the rock cried out "I can't hide you"
The rock cried out "I can't hide you"
The rock cried out "I ain't gonna hide you" all on that day
I said "Rock, whats the matter with you, rock?"
"Don't you see I need you rock?"
Lord, Lord, Lord, all on that day
So I run to the river, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
all on that day
So I run to the river, it was boiling
I run to the sea, it was boiling
I run to the sea, it was boiling
all on that day
So I run to the Lord, "Please hide me, Lord"
"Don't you see me prayin'?"
"Don't you see me down here prayin'?"
But the Lord said "Go to the Devil"
The Lord said "Go to the Devil"
He said "Go to the Devil" all on that day
So I ran to the Devil, he was waitin'
I ran to the Devil, he was waitin'
I ran to the Devil, he was waitin', all on that day
I cried power
Power Lord ...
So I run to the river,
it was boiling
I run to the sea, it was boiling
I run to the sea, it was boiling
all on that day
So I ran to the Lord,
I said "Lord, hide me,
please, hide me
Please, help me all on that day"
He said "Child, where were you
when you ought to have been praying?"
I said "Lord, Lord, hear me prayin', Lord, Lord,
Hear me prayin' Lord, Lord
Hear me prayin' all on that day"
"Sinnerman, you ought to be praying,
ought to be praying, sinnerman,
ought to be praying
all on that day"
I cried power
Power Lord...
Don't you know that I need you, Lord...
(Nina Simone)
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