Nina Simone -Sinnerman

Nina Simone -Sinnerman
Album: Best Of Nina Simone Released: 1964

Oh Sinnerman where he gunna run to?
Sinnerman where you gunna run to?
Where you gunna run to?
All on that 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 on that day

Well 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 gunna hide you God
All on that day

I said rock what's the matter with you rock
Don't you see I need you rock
Don't let down
All on that 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 on that 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'
All on that day

So I run to the Lord
Please help 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 on that day

So I ran to the Devil
He was waiting
I ran to the Devil he was waiting
I ran to the Devil he was waiting
I ran to the Devil he was waiting
All on that day

I cried power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Bring down
(Power Lord)
Bring down
(Power Lord)
Bring down
(Power Lord)
Bring down
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)
Power
(Power Lord)

Oh yeah

Oh yeah

Oh 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 on that day

So I ran to the Lord
I said lord hide me
Please hide me
Please help me
All on that day

Said God where were you
When you are old and prayin'
Lord, Lord hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord hear me prayin'
Lord, Lord hear me prayin'
All on that day

Sinnerman you oughta be prayin'
Oughta be prayin' sinnerman

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This song is featured in the movie The Thomas Crown Affair. They play it throughout the scene where Pierce Brosnan is stealing the painting from the museum.

In the UK, the instrumental middle of this song is used on a advert for Renaut cars. In 2005 the BBC used it on the trailers for the series Judge John Deed.

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