Ring, ring... I've got to sing - Ferre Grignard (1966) (with lyrics)

Very popular song in the sixties, written by the Belgium folksinger Ferre Grignard. 


(Lyrics)

Oh, Don't cry, my baby
Don't cry all a while
Don't cry, my baby
Just give me a smile
See my daddy die in the war
See my mamma die cryin' for

A ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

They call me a hound dog
They call me a swine
It's all because of my color
For their war though I'm fine

A ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

Dee dum dah dee yay-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee day
Dee dum dah dah dee day-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee yay

They're talkin' 'bout freedom
Of religion and race
But if you're a negro
They slap you in the face

A ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing
A-ring-a a-ring-a
But I've got to sing

Dee dum dah dee yay-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee day
Dee dum dah dah dee day-ay
Dee dum dah dah dee yay