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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Marin Mazzie
Marin Mazzie
Vocals
Peter Friedman
Peter Friedman
Vocals
Steven Sutcliffe
Steven Sutcliffe
Vocals
Vanessa Townsell-Crisp
Vanessa Townsell-Crisp
Vocals
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Brian Stokes Mitchell
Vocals
Judy Kaye
Judy Kaye
Vocals
Ragtime Ensemble
Ragtime Ensemble
Vocals
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Original Broadway Cast of Ragtime: The Musical
Performer
David Loud
David Loud
Conductor
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Stephen Flaherty
Stephen Flaherty
Composer
Lynn Ahrens
Lynn Ahrens
Lyrics
Terrence McNally
Terrence McNally
Adapter
William David Brohn
William David Brohn
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jay David Saks
Jay David Saks
Producer
James Nichols
James Nichols
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

No!
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
There's a day of hope
May I live to see
When our hearts are happy
And our souls are free
Let the new day dawn
Oh, Lord, I pray
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day
It's a day of peace (Mmm)
A day of pride (A day of pride)
A day of justice (Oh)
We have been denied (It's been denied)
When a man can live
And a child can play (Ooh)
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day
What they did to her
What they took from her
She had life in her
Lord, she had my baby
Look what they left of her
Left of her, left of my girl
She was nothing to them
She was a woman
My girl
Nothing and no one to them
So they beat her
And beat her and beat her and—
A day of peace
There was blood on the ground
A day of pride
She was only a girl
A day of justice
It will happen again
We have been denied
It will happen again and again and again
Let the new day dawn
Oh, Lord—
Why does nobody care?
There is blood in the air
We have voices and souls
What is wrong with this country?
She was somebody's child
There are Negroes out there
There are people out there
Give the people
A day of peace
A day of pride
A day of justice
We have been denied
Let the new day dawn
Oh, Lord, I pray
We'll never get to heaven
Till we reach that day
Written by: Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty

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