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Song of the enslaved

The original church organ inside the Pioneer Church at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History. The ornate wooden organ sits in the corner beside simple wooden pews and painted walls. Photo by Blessing Ogunyem

Audio recording courtesy of Gabriela Sealy. 

LYRICS:

Ain’t gonna let nobody turn me ‘round 

I’m gonna keep on a-walkin 

Keep on a-talkin’ 

Marching onto freedom land 

 

Ain’t gonna let no jailhouse  

Turn me ‘round 

Turn me ‘round 

Ain’t gonna let no jailhouse turn me ‘round 

I’m gonna keep on a-walkin’ 

Keep on a-talkin’ 

Marching onto freedom land 

 

Ain’t gonna. . .