Song title: We shall overcome
(Pete Seeger) by Pete Seeger
We shall overcome - Album version
We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
Here 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
Here in my heart
I do believe
We'll walk hand in hand some day
We shall live in peace
we shall live in peace
we shall live in peace some day
Here in my heart
I do believe
we shall live in peace some day
We are not afraid
we are not afraid
We shall overcome someday
Here in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome some day
We shall overcome
we shall overcome
we shall overcome some day
Here in my heart
I do believe
we shall overcome some day
Notes:
This is the version published on the 'We shall overcome - The Seeger sessions'
We shall overcome - 'Where have all the flowers..'
Hey, we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall overcome someday
We'll walk hand in hand, we'll walk hand in hand
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We'll walk hand in hand someday
Well we shall live in peace, we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace someday
Darlin' here in my heart, yeah I do believe
We shall live in peace someday
Well we are not afraid, we are not afraid
We shall overcome someday
Yeah here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
Hey, we shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome someday
Darlin' here in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome someday
We shall overcome someday Notes:
Released on 'Where have all the flowers gone - the songs of Pete Seeger'.
Published on the following official releases:
- WE SHALL OVERCOME - THE SEEGER SESSIONS (Album,2006)
First known live performance: 20/03/2006 Paramount Theatre, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA
Last known live performance: 28/01/2014 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town ,South Africa
Song 'history':
Recorded during the TGOTJ sessions, but then not used for the album.
Played during the rehearsals for the We shall overcome / The Seeger session tour, in Mar/Apr 2006.
Published on the 'WE SHALL OVERCOME - THE SEEGER SESSIONS' Album, released in April 2006.
A discrete number of performances (32) was given during the The Seeger Session tour
Bruce gave this song one only shot through the High Hopes tour (28/01/2014 Bellville Velodrome, Cape Town ,South Africa)
The song was also played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances
Data from the www.brucespringsteen.it database