John Brown
Marc Ribot & Fay Victor * Track #9 On Songs of Resistance 1942 - 2018
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Album Songs of Resistance 1942 - 2018
- #1We Are Soldiers in the Army
Marc Ribot & Fay Victor
- #2Bella Ciao (Goodbye Beautiful)
Marc Ribot & Tom Waits
- #3Srinivas
Marc Ribot & Tift Merritt & Steve Earle
- #4How to Walk in Freedom
Marc Ribot & Fay Victor & Sam Amidon
- #5The Militant Ecologist (based on Fischia Il Vento)
Marc Ribot & Meshell Ndegéocello
- #6Ain’t Gonna Let Them Turn Us Round
Marc Ribot & Tift Merritt & Steve Earle
- #7John Brown
Marc Ribot & Fay Victor
John Brown by Marc Ribot (Ft. Fay Victor)
Performed by
Marc RibotFay VictorAbout
John Brown was an American Abolitionist leader who believed that fighting against American slavery was a ‘sacred obligation’ and his personal religious calling. He led a raid on the U.S. Federal Armory at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia. His attempt failed and he was the first person executed for treason i...
John Brown Lyrics
John Brown killed five slave holders by the Pottawatomie creek
John Brown killed five slave holders by the Pottawatomie creek
Cut them down with his switch board but he let the slaves go free
Good people of Missouri thought John Brown was insane
Good people of Missouri thought John Brown was insane
Meanwhile in their back yards they had human beings in chains
John Brown rose up early in the morning before the sun could rise
He had 200 rifles riding by his side
He said, "Now don't you weep now, Mary
Don't you weep for me
Going down to Harper's ferry, the US armory
Give the guns [to the people]
Give the power [to the people]
Give the freedom [to the people]
Give the rights [to the people]
Gonna rise up [with the people]
Gonna march [with the people]
Gonna fight [for the people]
Liberate [for the people]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now
Oh Kansas bloody Kansas
What lies buried in your name
How much more blood must be shed before we wash away the shame
Oh someone tell me how long how long must we endure this sacrifice
Oh Kansas bloody Kansas someone tell me
When will this suffice?
John Brown
They hung him and they laid him in his grave
John Brown
They hung him and they laid him in his grave
John Brown's lies a-moulderin'
But his spirit walks today
Give the guns [to the people]
Give the power [to the people]
Give the freedom [to the people]
Give the rights [to the people]
Gonna rise up [with the people]
Gonna march [with the people]
Gonna fight [for the people]
Liberate [all the people]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Give the guns [to the people]
Give the power [to the people]
Give the freedom [to the people]
Give the rights [to the people]
Gonna rise up [with the people]
Gonna march [with the people]
Gonna fight [for the people]
Liberate [all the people]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
Freedom now [freedom now]
John Brown Q&A
Who wrote John Brown's ?
John Brown was written by Marc Ribot.