Earth, Wind & Fire — Ain’t No Harm to Moan Slave Song

Oooh Gonna take a trip this evening Gonna go way back home Gonna look at your past this evening Listen to me, the slaves talkin', talkin' 'bout Early in the morning And it's just before dawn Pretty soon Gotta put my old cotton sack on, talkin' 'bout I've been workin' All day long So I sit down Wrote myself a song Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no Sun is shining Pretty hard down on my black skin Noon day sun Wears a man's patience thin I gotta understand That I'm not alone Gotta be tough, y'all Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no Evening is fallin', yeah And comes soon end of the day, yeah One more time Evening is fallin' And pretty soon I'll have this hoe down out of my hands You don't have to be strong To break the spirit in man That's when you say you not Doin' the best you can You hear somebody over in the corner Who can't get it together You hear the weak one try cryin' out like a Gimme water when I'm thirsty Gimme water when I'm thirsty Gimme water when I'm thirsty Gimme water when I'm thirsty Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no harm to moan Ain't no