Nina Simone
Sinnerman (Felix Da Housecat’s Heavenly House extended vocal mix)
Oh sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
Where you gonna run to?
All along dem day
Well, I run to the rock, please hide me!
I run to the rock, please hide me
I run to the rock, please hide me, Lord
All along dem day
But the rock cried out, "I can't hide you!"
The rock cried out, "I can't hide you!
The rock cried out, "I ain't gonna hide you, guy!"
All along dem day
I said, "Rock, what's a matter with you rock?
Don't you see I need you, rock?"
Lord, Lord, Lord
All along dem day
So I run to the river, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
I run to the sea, it was bleedin'
All along dem day
So I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
Along dem day
So I run to the Lord, please hide me Lord
Don't you see me prayin'?
Don't you see me down here prayin'?
But the Lord said, "Go to the Devil."
The Lord said, "Go to the Devil."
He said, "Go to the Devil."
All along dem day
So I ran to the Devil, he was waitin'
I ran to the Devil, he was waitin'
Ran to the Devil, he was waitin'
All on that day
I cried -
Power!
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Bring down
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Power!
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Oh yeah, whoa yeah, whoa yeah
Well I run to the river, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
I run to the sea, it was boilin'
All along dem day
So I ran to the Lord
I said, "Lord hide me, please hide me
Please help me!"
Along dem day
He said, "Child, where were you
When you oughta been prayin'?"
I said, "Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord, hear me prayin'!"
All along dem day
Sinnerman, you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin', sinnerman
Oughta be prayin'
All on that day
I cried -
Power!
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Go down
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Power!
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
(Power to da Lord!)
Power, power, Lord
Don't you know I need you, Lord
Don't you know that I need you
Don't you know that I need you
Power, Lord!