~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harriet "Minty" Tubman was born into slavery in 1822, and later escaped from Dorchester County, Maryland to Philadelphia where she lived as a freewoman Once free, Tubman dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. She brought approximately 70 enslaved African Americans to freedom in the north You can read more about her remarkable life here: https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/harriet-tubman ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Minty" - Song by SpIkEy Lyrics and arrangement by SpIkEy Copyright © 2025 SpIkEy www.suno.com/@spikey76 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OOOOOOoooo-oooo AAAaa OOOOOOoooo-oooo AAAaa [Verse 1] born to serve born to slavery from an early age She showed her bravery a freedom run She'd refuse a master defiance punished a weight casted [Verse 2] a master's blow whilst errand bound a brush with death cracked her crown a lasting pain a sleeping spell would cement her desire to escape this hell [Chorus] Let us not forget The evils of slavery chains on the body and wounds on memory whips and silence cruel hands cold But still she rose an unbreakable soul [Verse 3] a life of servitude, foul and rotten She'd save what little She had gotten dreams she kept held deep inside a fear of sale She'd run and hide [Bridge] to escape the masters freedom bound Then fight slavery on the underground [Verse 4] Philadelphia bound The abolitionist movement allies she would find her lot's improvement But her laurels sound She would be integral on the underground seventy more souls freedom bound [Chorus] Let us not forget The evils of slavery chains on the body and wounds on memory whips and silence cruel hands cold But still she rose an unbreakable soul [Outro] She lit the dark with a lantern bright Follow the wind Follow the sign Follow the path Through thorn and pine Freedom calls Freedom nears Minty comes To quell your fears She lit the dark With a lantern bright A freedom spark In darkest night OOOOOOoooo-oooo AAAaa OOOOOOoooo-oooo AAAaa
