Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Well I wish I knew how It would feel to be free Just to break all of the chains That kinda keep binding me And I wish that I could say All that I'm longing to say Say it loud, say it clear For the whole wide world to hear Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm And I wish that I could share All the love I got in my heart Lord, how sweet it would be If we never, never had to part And I wish that you could know What it's really like to be me Then you would see and agree Every man ought to be free Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm And I wish that I could sing Like a bird up in the sky Lord, how sweet it would be If I found that I could fly I would soar up to the sky And I'd look down, look down at the sea And then I would sing Cause I know what it's really like to be free Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm I wish I knew how it would feel to be free Just to break up all of the chains That just keep on binding me And I wish that you could know What it's like to be me I know you would see how and then agree Each and every man ought to be free Freedom, freedom Each and every man wants freedom Free at last, free at last Good God Almighty, I'm free at last Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Uh-huh Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm Wish you could know I wish you could see I wish you could know what it's like