Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Nina Simone
Canonical path: /nina-simone/brown-baby
Related lyric paths: 6
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Brown Baby
Read Brown Baby lyrics by Nina Simone on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Brown Baby
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Brown Baby Brown Baby
As you grow up I want you to drink from the plenty cup
I want you to stand up tall and proud
And I want you to speak up clear and loud
Brown Baby Brown Baby Brown Baby
As years go by I want you to go with your head up high
I want you to live by the justice code
And I want you to walk down freedom's road
You little Brown Baby
So lie away lie away spleeping lie away singing
Lie away sleeping lie away safe in my arms
Till your daddy and you mama protect you
?nd keep you safe from harm
Brown Baby
It makes me glad you gonna have things that I never had
When out of men's heart all hate is hurled
Sweetie you gonna live in a better world
Brown Baby Brown Baby Brown Baby
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Nina Simone performs "Brown Baby", and this lyric page sits inside the Nina Simone catalog on LyroVerse.
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