We Shall Overcome

(G. Carawan, Hamilton, Z. Horton, P. Seeger)

Protest song that became a key anthem of the US civil rights movement.
Lyrics derived from Charles Tindley's gospel song "I'll Overcome Some Day" (1900),
and 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
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day 
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
That 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
That we shall overcome some day 

We are not afraid
We are not afraid
We are not afraid today 
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
That we shall overcome some day 

We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day 
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
That we shall overcome some day