Toshi Reagon & BIGLovely -Ella's Song - Women's March On Washington Version

We will be singing this at the Women's March on Washington.
Come Sing a Long with us from wherever you are.
Lyrics Below
Toshi Reagon
Ella's Song
Composer- Bernice Johnson Reagon
Based on the words of Ella Baker

Lyrics
ELLA’S SONG (We Who Believe In Freedom Can Not Rest)

By Bernice Johnson Reagon Based on the words of Ella Baker

Call in Bold- Response in plain text

Chorus

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons

Is as important as the killing of White men, White mothers’ sons

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

Not needing to clutch for power, not needing the light just to shine on me

I need to be just one in the number as we stand against tyranny

To me young people come first, they have the courage where we fail

And if I can shed some light as they carry us through the gale

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

I’m a woman who speaks in a voice and I must be heard

At time I can be quite difficult, I’ll bow to no man’s word

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We who believe in freedom cannot rest until it comes

We who believe in freedom cannot rest

We did this fast- not perfect but with a lot of spirit
Thanks to-
Allison Miller, Drums
Samuel Guillaume, Organ
Toshi Reagon Bass, Guitar, Tambourine, Lead vocals
Congregation- Toshi, Carla Duren, Juliette Jones
Recorded and mixed by Ken Rich and Grand Street Recordings-