Playboys and Playgirls

Addressing individuals as playboys and playgirls, suggesting a carefree or indulgent lifestyle.

Asserting that the mentioned playboys and playgirls will not control or influence the speaker's world.

Ain't a-gonna run my world,

Ain't a-gonna run my world.

Reiterating that the playboys and playgirls won't have any impact on the speaker's world, emphasizing the certainty of this statement.

Ain't a-gonna run my world,

Not now or no other time.

Referring to sellers of fallout shelters, suggesting a theme of protection or escape.

Stating that fallout shelter sellers cannot gain access to the speaker's space, refusing their influence.

Can't get in my door,

Can't get in my door.

Reiterating the speaker's rejection of fallout shelter sellers, emphasizing the persistence of this stance.

Can't get in my door,

Not now or no other time.

Referencing "Jim Crow" ground, a symbol of racial segregation and discrimination in the United States.

Declaring resistance to being turned around by racial discrimination, asserting the speaker's commitment to equality.

Can't turn me around,

Can't turn me around.

Emphasizing the enduring refusal to be influenced by Jim Crow practices, regardless of the time.

Can't turn me around,

Not now or no other time.

Mentioning the laughter in a lynch mob, condemning the joy associated with violence and racial oppression.

Declaring that the laughter in lynch mobs will cease to have an effect, rejecting the acceptance or normalization of such violence.

Ain't a-gonna do no more,

Ain't a-gonna do no more.

Reiterating the rejection of the impact of lynch mob laughter, emphasizing the steadfastness of this position.

Ain't a-gonna do no more,

Not now or no other time.

Referring to "insane tongues of war talk," criticizing rhetoric that promotes war and conflict.

Stating that war talk will not guide the speaker's path, expressing a rejection of the influence of destructive language.

Ain't a-gonna guide my road,

Ain't a-gonna guide my road.

Emphasizing the speaker's resistance to being guided by war talk, irrespective of the time.

Ain't a-gonna guide my road,

Not now or no other time.

Addressing red baiters and race haters, condemning those who promote prejudice and discrimination.

Declaring that red baiters and race haters won't be tolerated or accepted, rejecting their presence.

Ain't a-gonna hang around here,

Ain't a-gonna hang around here.

Reiterating the speaker's refusal to tolerate red baiters and race haters, asserting this stance regardless of the time.

Ain't a-gonna hang around here,

Not now or no other time.

Addressing playboys and playgirls again, asserting that they won't own or control the speaker's world.

Stating definitively that playboys and playgirls will not have ownership over the speaker's world.

Ain't a-gonna own my world,

Ain't a-gonna own my world.

Reiterating the rejection of ownership by playboys and playgirls, emphasizing the enduring nature of this declaration.

Ain't a-gonna own my world,

Not now or no other time.