Sinnerman

Album: Pastel Blues (1965)
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  • Oh, sinnerman, where you gonna run to?
    Sinnerman where you gonna run to?
    Where you gonna run to?
    All on that day
    We got to run to the rock
    Please hide me, I run to the rock
    Please hide me, run to the rock
    Please hide here
    All on that day
    But 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 gonna hide you there
    All on that day
    I said rock
    What's the matter with you rock?
    Don't you see I need you, rock?
    Good Lord, Lord
    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 hide 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 waitin', I ran to the Devil
    He was waitin', ran to the Devil
    He was waitin', all on that day
    I cried, power, power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Kingdom (power, Lord)
    Kingdom (power, Lord)
    Kingdom (power, Lord)
    Kingdom (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 yeah
    Well, 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
    He said, hide?
    Where were you?
    When you oughta have been prayin'
    I said 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
    Oughta be prayin', all on that day

    Up come 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)
    (Power, Lord)
    Hold down (power, Lord)
    Go down (power, Lord)
    Kingdom (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Power (power, Lord)
    Na-na-na, na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na-na
    Na-na-na, na-na-na-na

    Woah, ho
    Ha-ha-ha-ha
    Ha-ha-ha-ha, oh Lord
    Nu, nu, nu
    No-no-no-no, ma-na-na-na-na, don't you know I need you Lord?
    Don't you know that I need you?
    Don't you know that I need you?

    Oh, Lord
    Wait
    Oh, Lord
    Oh, Lord, Lord Writer/s: NINA SIMONE
    Publisher: Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 18

  • Teslagirl from 30033A version is in "Dark Valley". Good film. But Nina's is my favorite.
  • Carlos Daniel Costa from Brazil It appears in the movie Harriet (2021)
  • Anonymous from New ZealandIt appears in the movie Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Anonymous from Pittsburgh Plays during end credits of HBO’s Lovecraft Country
  • Jerry from Leiden, The NetherlandsAlso featured in The Umbrella Academy, S1 E3
  • Michael from North Carolina Also featured in Sherlock season 2 episode 3
  • Ri from WashingtonIt was also used in an episode of Sherlock.
  • Bmn from Hisuan, ArgentinaThis was also featured in Person Of Interest (TV Series), don't remember when.
  • Greg from Austin, TxI just re-watched the Thomas Crown Affair (1999 version), the instrumental portion (clapping mostly) and a tiny snippet (one word) of the vocals appear at the beginning, in the initial scene where he steals it. The majority of the song appears at the end, in the scene where he puts it back.
  • Tom from Dubuque, IaAlso was at the end of the movie called Nuovomondo, AKA USA (Golden Door)
  • Maarten from Bouwel, BelgiumThis song is a traditional. The first recording was by The Weavers (live @ Carnegy Hall)
  • John from Atlanta, GaDennis is wrong.

    Sinnerman is played during the film's climax, but portions of the song are used throughout the film, including the first theft scene. You might not be familiar with the longer, 10 minute version of the song, but there is a large instrumental section with clapping in the middle.
  • Jukka Herttua from Helsinki, FinlandSinnerman was played at the end of the new David Lynch movie Inland Empire(2007). I think it was played fully
  • Sam from Torrance, CaThe Felix da Housecat remix of Sinnerman is also played toward the beginning of the 2007 Miami Vice movie with Colin Farrell and Jamie Fox.
  • Sam from Torrance, CaThis song plays at the end, during the credits of an Entourage episode, originally airred 7-23-2007.
  • A.j. from Chicago, IlThe Felix da Housecat remix is played in Cellular with Chris Evans (the guy from Not Another Teen Movie and Fantastic Four), Kim Bassinger and Jason Statham (from The Transporter).
  • Dennis from Chicagoland Burrows, IlThe song is played only once in the movie, at the END, the scene where he "puts the painting back". Never at the beginning when he steals it. The beginning scene is very short, which is one of the best parts of the movie, how he steals it so quickly. The end is a bit longer, but still compressed. There are so many events which happen in the short amount of time as the song is played. The song works perfectly in the film as it sounds quite climactic, even on its own.
  • Sam from North Vancouver, CanadaThis song also appears in the original version of The Thomas Crown Affair (With Faye Dunaway and Steve McQueen)
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