"We shall Overcome" was the civil rights anthem of the early 1960s. The lyrics were derived from Charles Tindley's gospel song "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1900), and the opening and closing melody from the 19th-century spiritual "No More Auction Block for Me" (a song that dates to before the Civil War).
We Shall Overcome (early 1960s)
We shall overcome We shall overcome We shall overcome some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We'll walk hand in hand We'll walk hand in hand We'll walk hand in hand some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We are not afraid We are not afraid We are not afraid some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We are not alone We are not alone We are not alone some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
The whole wide world around The whole wide world around The whole wide world around some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We shall overcome We shall overcome We shall overcome some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We Shall Overcome (early 1960s)
We shall overcome We shall overcome We shall overcome some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We shall all be free We shall all be free We shall all be free some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We shall live in peace We shall live in peace We shall live in peace some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day
We shall overcome We shall overcome We shall overcome some day Oh, deep in my heart I do believe We shall overcome Some day