Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens & Leyla McCalla & Lalenja Harrington
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This is a cover of the 1964 song by Joan Baez.
Released in 1964, Birmingham Sunday is written by Richard Farina and sung by American folk musician, Joan Baez. The song relays the tragic 1963 bombing of the a church in Birmingham, Alabama. Four African American girls were killed in the bombing and c...
[Verse 1]
Come round by my side and I'll sing you a song
Sing it so softly, it'll do no one wrong
Birmingham Sunday, the blood ran like wine
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 2]
That cold autumn morning no eyes saw the sun
And Addie Mae Collins, her number was one
At an old Baptist church there was no need to run
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 3]
Now the clouds, they were grey and the autumn wind blew
Denise McNair brought the number to two
The falcon of death was a creature they knew
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 4]
The church it was crowded, but no one could see
That Cynthia Wesley's dark number was three
Her prayers and her feelings would shame you and me
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 5]
Young Carole Robertson entered the door
And the number her killers had given was four
She asked for a blessing but asked for no more
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 6]
On Birmingham Sunday, a noise shook the ground
And people all over the earth turned around
For no one recalled a more cowardly sound
And the choirs kept singing of freedom
[Verse 7]
Now the Sunday has come and the Sunday has gone
And we can't do much more than to sing you a song
Sing it so loudly, you better sing along
And the choirs keep singing of freedom
Birmingham Sunday was written by Richard Fariña & Dirk Powell & Rhiannon Giddens.
Birmingham Sunday was produced by Dirk Powell & Rhiannon Giddens.
Rhiannon Giddens released Birmingham Sunday on Fri Feb 24 2017.