Ring Ring I've Got to Sing Lyrics

Don't cry my baby
Don't cry all the while
Don't cry my baby
Just give me a smile
Seen my daddy die in the war
Seen my mamma die cryin' for

Ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

They call me a hounddog
They call me a swine
It's all because of my color
For their war though I'm fine

Ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
Dee dum dee dum

They're talkin' 'bout freedom
Of religion and race
But if you're a negro
They slap you in the face

Ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

So what's the use fightin' for
That sacred democracy
When Ku Klux Klan murd'rers
Are going scot-free

Ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

But I'm still happy
So don't cry, my babe
Together we'll strife for
Bein' free people some day

Ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

Dum dah dah dee yay-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee day
Dee dum dah dah dee day-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee yay