One of the best known songs of the civil rights movement, “We Shall Overcome” is a gospel song which became a protest song. It is most commonly thought to be lyrically descended (though not directly taken) from “I’ll Overcome Some Day”, a hymn by Charles Albert Tindley that was first published in 19...
[Verse 1]
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
[Verse 2]
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand some day
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
[Verse 3]
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace
We shall live in peace some day
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
[Verse 4]
We shall all be free
We shall all be free
We shall all be free some day
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
[Verse 5]
We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid today
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
[Verse 1]
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
[Refrain]
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
We shall overcome some day
We Shall Overcome was written by Zilphia Horton & Frank Hamilton (Folk) & Guy Carawan & Pete Seeger.
We Shall Overcome was produced by Moses Asch.