Nina Simone - Who Am I? lyrics

(1950) Leonard Bernstein

Who am I

Who am I

Was it all planned in advance

Or was I just born by chance in July

Who on earth am I

My friends only think of fun

They're such a curious a lot

Must I be the only one

Who thinks these mysterious thoughts

Some day I'll die

Will I ever live again

As a mountain lion

Or a rooster, a hen

Or a robin, or a wren, or a fly

Oh, who am I

Do you believe in reincarnation

Do you believe in reincarnation

Were you ever here before

Have you ever had dreams

That you knew were true

Some time before in your life

Have you ever had that experience

So you must question

All the truths that you know

All the love and the life

That you know and say

Who am I

Will I ever live again

As a mountain lion

Or a rooster, a hen

Or a robin, or a wren, or a fly

If I'm one of those lives

That have been reincarnated again

And again, and again

Oh, who am I