Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ’Round

Adaptation by Albany civil rights movement activists
Verses vary, usually made up on the spot

Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let segregation turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’. Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let no jailhouse turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let no jailhouse turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’. Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land

Ain’t gonna let Rahm Emanuel turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let Rahm Emanuel turn me ’round.
Gonna keep on a-walkin’, Keep on a-talkin’
March in up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let the Koch brothers turn me ’round. turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let let the Koch brothers turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’. Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let union busters turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let union busters turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’. Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land.

Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round, turn me ’round, turn me ’round
Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ’round,
Gonna keep on a-walkin’. Keep on a-talkin’
Marchin’ up to freedom land.

*Notice that the end of the first line allows for improvisation.