This is a page of links to YouTube videos of versions of the songs we sang in the Maximum Security Unit of Mississippi’s Parchman Penitentiary.
I especially love those sung by the Freedom Singers, now Sweet Honey in the Rock, lead by Bernice Reagon.
It is a work in progress, so be patient. If you know of versions more true to the spirit of singing in jail, let me know!
We Shall not be Moved We Shall not be Moved 2
I’m Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table
Oh Mary Don’t You Weep, Don’t You Mourn
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round 2 Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round 3
Come and Go With Me to That Land
Certainly, Certainly, Certainly Lord
Woke This Morning With My Mind, Staying On Freedom Woke This Morning With My Mind, Staying On Freedom 2
This May Be the Last Time This May Be the Last Time 2
Wade in the Water Wade in the Water 2
AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: Freedom Riders: The Music
David Fankhauser 