Download PDF of Don’t You Want to Vote
Download MuseScore file of Don’t you Want to Vote?
This is fun, short and really adaptable.
Come on, come on, come on
Don’t you want to vote?
Come on, come on, come on
Don’t you want to vote?
Come on, come on, come on
Don’t you want to vote?
Yes, I want to vote!
Have you registered somebody?
Don’t you want to vote…
Will you meet me at the polling place!
Don’t you want to vote…
Go and raise your voices!
Don’t you want to vote…
Download PDF of Ain’t gon’ let nobody turn me ’round
Download MuseScore transcription of Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round
This is a classic protest song that was used in the fight for integration starting in the 1950s and ’60s, but going back much farther. It is worthwhile, when organizing music for rallies, to vary the mood and tempo of the songs. This song, which, often sung in a “happy-clappy,” summer camp style, can be very powerful and dignified when sung to a slower tempo. The version in the video below by Sweet Honey in the Rock illustrates what I mean.
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me round, Lord,
Turn me round, turn me round,
Ain’t gonna let nobody, turn me round,
I just keep on a-walkin’, keep on a-talkin’,
Marching up on freedom land.
…Jailhouse,
…Fire hose,
…Segregation,
…no dogs, Lord,
…No War, Lord,
…Intolerance,
…Oppression,
(Other words ad lib.)
…no ICE-man
…Soldiers
…Steve Miller
etc.
Link to YouTube Video by Sweet Honey in the Rock
