Ring, Ring, I’ve Got To Sing (1966)

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Ring, Ring I've Got to Sing" is a 1966 protest song composed and performed by Ferre Grignard. It became an international hit.[1] The song criticizes racism and war through an African-American who doesn't want to fight for his country, because of the way black people are treated in the United States.[2]

Key Lyrics

They're talkin' 'bout freedom, of religion and race

But if you're a negro they slap you in the face

A 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 to fightin' for that sacred democracy

When the Ku Klux Klan murd'rers are going scot-free

A ring a, a ring a, but I've got to sing

A ring a, a ring a, but I've got to sing

History

Reference

  1. "Ring, Ring, I’ve Got To Sing". Wikipedia. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  2. "Ferre Grignard Biografie". Viva Vlanderen. Retrieved February 4, 2021.