What Have They Done to My Song, Ma - Nina Simone

Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song Well, it's the only thing that I could do half right And it's turning out all wrong, Ma Look what they've done to my song Wish I could find a good book to live in Wish I could find a good book Well, if I could find a real good book I'd never have to come out and look at What they've done to my song Look what they've done to my brain, Ma Look what they've done to my brain Well, they've cooked it like a chicken bone I think I'm half insane, Ma Look what they've done to my brain Ils ont chang? ma chanson ma Ils ont chang? ma chanson C'est le seul chose je peux fais Est-ce-que n'est pas bonne, ma? Ils ont chang? ma chanson Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song, Ma Well, they've tied it up in a plastic bag Then turned it upside down, Ma Look what they've done to my song La, la, la La, la, la Well, it's the only thing I could do half right And it's turning out all wrong, oh Mama Look what they've done to my song, oh Mama Look what they've done to my song, Ma Look what they've done to my song Well, it's the only thing I could do all right And it's turning out all wrong, oh Mama Look what they've done to my song

This song was, eh, I was told to sing by Miriam Makeba And she is my dear friend And it is a prayer Those of you who are fans of hers will remember this song Westwind blow ye gentle Over the shores of yesterday My sun is brown and over Here within my heart they lay, they lay Westwind with your wisdom Gather all the young for me Black cloud hanging over Nest your bosom strong and free Got each gallon water is plane Got each gallon water is plane 'Cos I am the soil from which they came I am the soil from which they came So Westwind with your splendor Take my people by the hand Spread your glory sunshine off And unify my promised land Unify us don't divide us, unify us don't divide us Unify us don't divide us, unify us don't divide us Unify us don't divide us, unify us don't divide us Unify us don't divide us Westwind with your splendor Take my people by the hand Spread your glory sunshine out Unify my promised land Unify my promised land Unify my promised land