Woke up This Morning (Stayed on Freedom)
Performance hints: Pitch: B on "Well"
core zipper freedom justice protest 20thc faith sing-along
Well I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom
Well I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom
Well I woke up this morning with my mind stayed on freedom
Hallelu (Hallelu)
Hallelu (Hallelu)
Hallelujah!
Oh well I'm walking and talking with my mind stayed on freedom … [ 3x ]
I'm singing and shouting with my mind stayed on freedom … [ 3x ]
[ Repeat again with “stayed on justice”]
Credits: Rev. Osby
Notes: In a jail one morning in 1961, arrested for Freedom Ride protests, Reverend Osby took an old Gospel song ("I Woke Up This Morning With My Mind Stayed on Jesus") and adapted it for Freedom and protests. It quickly spread to Voting Rights and other Civil Rights protests.