Sweet Black Angel

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Sweet Black Angel by The Rolling Stones

About Sweet Black Angel

"Sweet Black Angel" (sometimes known as "Black Angel") is a song by The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1972 album Exile on Main St. It was also released on single as the b-side to "Tumbling Dice" prior to the album. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "Sweet Black Angel" is one of the few outright political songs written by the Rolling Stones. A country-blues ballad, the song was written about civil rights activist Angela Davis, who was facing murder charges at the time. .

Sweet Black Angel Lyrics

[00:12.07] Got a sweet black angel
[00:14.67] Got a pin up girl
[00:17.05] Got a sweet black angel
[00:20.07] Up upon my wall
[00:22.76] Well, she ain't no singer
[00:25.25] And she ain't no star
[00:28.16] But she sure talk good
[00:30.82] And she move so fast
[00:34.00] But the gal in danger
[00:36.94] Yeah, de gal in chains
[00:39.75] But she keep on pushin'
[00:42.54] Would ya take her place?
[00:45.08] She countin' up de minutes
[00:47.73] She countin' up de days
[00:50.52] She's a sweet black angel, woh
[00:56.34] Not a sweet black slave
[01:00.65]
[01:07.70] Ten little niggers
[01:10.09] Sittin' on de wall
[01:12.77] Her brothers been a fallin'
[01:15.32] Fallin' one by one
[01:17.93] For a judge they murdered
[01:20.72] And a judge they stole
[01:23.51] Now de judge he gonna judge her
[01:26.49] For all dat he's worth
[01:29.11] Well de gal in danger
[01:32.43] De gal in chains
[01:35.17] But she keep on pushin'
[01:37.35] Would you do the same?
[01:39.72] She countin' up de minutes
[01:42.42] She countin' up de days
[01:45.28] She's a sweet black angel
[01:48.29] Not a gun toting teacher
[01:51.10] Not a Red lovin' school mom
[01:53.73] Ain't someone gonna free her
[01:56.66] Free de sweet black slave
[01:59.46] Free de sweet black slave
[02:00.38]

From the album: Exile On Main Street (Deluxe Version)