where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide where you gonna run sinnerman to escape what you got inside . run to the hills hills won't save you run to the sea sea won't save you run to the sky sky won't save you . where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide . run to the deep deep won't hide you run to the rock rock won't hide you run to the grave grave won't hide you . where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide . can’t run from time can’t run from fate can’t run from crimes can’t run from hate can’t run from tide can’t run from dues can’t run from pride can’t run from you . where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide . run to the slave slave won't carry you run to the priest priest won't bury you run to the whore whore won't marry you . where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide . run to the bank bank full of rot run to your friends friends already forgot run to the wedding door shut in your face run to the feast can’t find you a place run to the fields what you gonna reap? run to the shepherd "did you feed my sheep?" . run to the past past can't hide you run to the now now can't abide you run to your hope it's lost in the wind run to the devil devil says "come right in" . where you gonna run sinnerman where you gonna hide
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This version © Buzz Dixon. It is a mash-up of the original African-American spiritual as well as being influenced by versions performed by Les Baxter, Nina Simone, The Weavers, The Wailers, Peter Tosh, Gordon Lightfoot, and others.