Mavis Staples, Levon Helm - This Is My Country(2022)

[00:02.78] Do-do-do
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[00:12.18] Do-do-do
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[00:19.76] Some people think
[00:21.53] We don't have the right to say
[00:24.13] It's my country (my country)
[00:29.04] Before they give in
[00:30.67] They would rather fuss and fight
[00:32.95] Than say it's my country (my country)
[00:38.29] I've paid three hundred years or more
[00:42.98] Of slave robbing sweat
[00:45.23] And welts on my back
[00:47.56] This is my country (my country)
[00:54.10] Do-do-do
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[01:11.27] Too many have died in protecting my pride
[01:16.08] For me to go second class (this is my country)
[01:20.31] We survived the hard blows and I want you to know
[01:25.07] That you must face us at last (this is my country)
[01:29.70] I know you will give consideration
[01:34.45] Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation?
[01:38.94] This is my country (my country)
[01:45.65] Do-do-do
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[01:54.87] Do-do-do
[02:02.47] And I know you will give consideration
[02:07.14] Shall we perish unjust or live equal as a nation
[02:11.77] This is my country, yes it is
[02:16.37] But I don't feel too proud right now, y'all
[02:19.88] We need to get our house in order
[02:22.64] I'm seeing far too many children
[02:25.34] With no shoes on their feet
[02:27.69] And way too many babies ain't got enough food to eat
[02:33.16] And what's up with these people disrespecting our president
[02:38.23] Spending all their time saying he's not a legal resident
[02:44.37] You got some folk throwing a party but nobody invited me
[02:49.92] They're mixing up the Kool-Aid, y'all, passing it off as tea
[02:56.06] I hear a lot of people saying they wanna take their country back
[03:01.10] Well, back to the '50s and the '60s? That don't sound like progress to me
[03:08.17] (Will give consideration) and I know you will give consideration as a nation
[03:21.03] This is my country (my country)
[03:27.76] Do-do-do
[03:31.16] This is my country
[03:36.41] Oh yeah
[03:37.89] Do-do-do
[03:40.73] My country, oh yeah
[03:42.92] My country
[03:46.67] Do-do-do
[03:49.32] Oh yeah
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[03:56.03] Do-do-do
[04:00.14] This is my country
[04:03.43] Uh huh, uh huh
[04:06.09] And don't get in my way
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[04:12.09] Yeah
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