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[[choral singing and rhythmic clapping]]
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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} [[singing]] Turn me around, turn me around, turn me around, ain't gonna let nobody
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turn me around. Keep on walking, keep on talking, marching up to freedom land.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Ain't gonna let [[??]]
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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"}Turn me around, turn me around, turn me around, ain't gonna let nobody
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turn me around, keep on walking, keep on talking, marching up to freedom land.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Ain't gonna let Mississippi
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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} Turn me around, turn me around, turn me around, ain't gonna let Mississippi.
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Turn me around, keep on walking, keep on talking, marching up to freedom land.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Ain't gonna let Alabama
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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} Turn me around, turn me around, turn me around, ain't gonna let Alabama.
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Turn me around, gonna keep on walking, keep on talking, marching up to freedom land.
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[[crowd noises]]

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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} Light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, this little light of mine, I'm gonna let it, let it shine
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This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Oh, all in the jail house, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all in the jail house, I'm gonna let it, let it shine,
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All in the jail house, I'm gonna let it shine,
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let it shine, let it shine, let it shine,
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Everywhere I go, lord {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, everywhere I go, lord, I'm gonna let it, let it shine,
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Everywhere I go, lord, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Oh, all over Washington, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all over Washington, I'm gonna let it, let it shine,
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All over Washington, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Oh, [[??]] {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, [[??]] I'm gonna let it, let it shine
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[[??]] I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"}Oh, everywhere I go, Lord, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, everywhere I go, Lord, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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Everywhere I go, Lord, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} My little light of freedom, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, my little light of freedom, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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My little light of freedom, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} This little light of mine, Lord, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, this little light of mine, Lord, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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This little light of mine, Lord, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} All over Mississippi, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all over Mississippi, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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All over Mississippi, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} This little light of mine, lord, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, this little light of mine, lord, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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This little light of mine, lord, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.


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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} In this Citizen's Council, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, in this Citizen's Council, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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Through this Citizen's Council, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} All [[??]] people, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all [[??]] people, I'm gonna let it, let it shine,
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All [[??]] people, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} All in the south of Georgia, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all in the south of Georgia, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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All in the south of Georgia, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} All in Alabama, {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, all in Alabama, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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All in Alabama, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} [[inaudible]] {SPEAKER name="Chorus"} I'm gonna let it shine,
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Oh, shine shine shine shine, I'm gonna let it, let it shine.
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Shine shine shine shine, I'm gonna let it shine,
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Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.

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Come go with me to that land, come go with me to that land, come go with me to that land
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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Come go with me to that land, come go with me to that land, come go with me to that land
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Where I'm bound.

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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} No segregation!
{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} No segregation in that land, no segregation in that land, no segregation in that land,
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No segregation in that land, no segregation in that land, no segregation in that land,
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Where I'm bound.
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There'll be freedom in that land, there'll be freedom in that land, there'll be freedom in that land,
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Where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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There'll be freedom in that land, there'll be freedom in that land, there'll be freedom in that land,
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Where I'm bound.
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No more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land,
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where I'm bound.
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No more "boy" in that land, no more "boy" in that land, no more "boy" in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No more "boy" in that land, no more "boy" in that land, no more "boy" in that land,
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where I'm bound.
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No more Charlie in that land, no more Charlie in that land, no more Charlie in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No more Charlie in that land, no more Charlie in that land, no more Charlie in that land,
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where I'm bound.
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No more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land, no more [[??]] in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"}[[??]]
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{SPEAKER name= "Chorus"} No more jailhouse in that land, no more jailhouse in that land, no more jailhouse in that land,
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where I'm bound, where I'm bound.
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No more jailhouse in that land, no more jailhouse in that land, no more jailhouse in that land
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where I'm bound.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Go tell it on the mountain.
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{SPEAKER name="Chorus"} Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
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Go tell it on the mountain, to let my people go.
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
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Go tell it on the mountain, to let my people go.
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
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Go tell it on the mountain, to let my people go.
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
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Go tell it on the mountain, to let my people go.
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Ooooo[vocalizing], let my people go. [[BGV]] [[inaudible]]
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Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere.
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Go tell it on the mountain, to let my people go.
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{SPEAKER name="Soloist"} Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and (--)
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{Unknown Speaker} Watch that pull your mike out down there.
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Watch that pull your mike out down there [[??]].
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Transcription Notes:
Some of the call and response sections difficult to parse, notated with [[?]].