Ryan Coogler's 2025 Sinners Movie Version Of The Song "Pick Poor Robin Clean"

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Pick Poor Robin Clean · Jack O'Connell · Lola Kirke · Peter Dreams · Sinners Movie

Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

℗ 2025 Proximity Media LLC, under exclusive license to Sony Masterworks, a label of Sony Music Entertainment

Released on: 2025-04-18

Composer: Geeshie Wiley
Associated Performer, Producer: Ludwig Göransson
Associated Performer: Noah Gorelick
Mixing Engineer: Riley Mackin
Mastering Engineer: Emily Lazar
Associated Performer: Charlie Bisharat

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Regarding the statement given above that the composer of this song was Geeshie Wiley", actually Geeshie Wiley wasn't the first person to record "Pick Poor Robin Clean". That honor goes to Luke Jordan in 1927 which was three years before Wiley recorded that song and Luke Jordan may not have been the composer of that "Pick Poor Robin Clean".

Furthermore, while the Sinners movie version of "Pick Poor Robin Clean" has the same tune as the other versions of that song, some of its lyrics are different from Geechie Wiley's version of that song (and from any other version of that song).

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part IV of a multi-part pancocojams series on the pre-Blues song "Pick Poor Robin Clean" (also given as "Picked Poor Robin Clean"). 

African American vocalist and guitarist Luke Jordan was the first person to record the song "Pick Poor Robin Clean" in 1927. This song may have been sung by Luke Jordan and/or by other people before that date. Interest in this old song has been revived by its inclusion in the 2025 hit Ryan Coogler movie Sinners.

This pancocojams post presents information about Ryan Coogler's movie Sinner and showcases a YouTube sound file of that movie's version of "Pick Poor Robin Clean". The lyrics of the Sinners' movie version of "Pick Poor Robin Clean" are also included in this post. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/05/luke-jordan-pick-poor-robin-clean-take.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases the first recording of "Pick Poor Robin Clean" in 1927 by Luke Jordan.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/05/geeshie-wiley-elvie-thomas-pick-poor.html
 for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases the 1931 recording of "Pick Poor Robin Clean" by Geechie Wiley and Elvie Thomas.

Clickhttps://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/05/larry-johnson-pick-poor-robin-clean.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases the 1970 recording of "Pick Poor Robin Clean" by Larry Johnson.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/05/online-comments-about-overall-meaning.html for Part V of this pancocojams series. That post presents online excerpts and comments about the meaning of the song "Pick Poor Robin Clean".  

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Thanks to the unknown original composer of the song "Pick Poor Robin Clean". Thanks to the composer/s of this version of that song and thanks to all those who are featured in this sound file. Thanks also to Ryan Coogler for his cultural legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT RYAN COOGLER'S MOVIE SINNERS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinners_(2025_film) [retrieved May 16, 2025]

"Sinners is a 2025 American musical horror film[4][5][6] produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler.[7] Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as twin brothers who return to their hometown to start again, only to be confronted by a supernatural evil. The film co-stars Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo.

Coogler began developing the film through his production company Proximity Media by January 2024, when Jordan was cast. After a bidding war, Warner Bros. Pictures acquired distribution rights the next month, and additional roles were cast in April. Principal photography took place from April to July. Longtime Coogler collaborator Ludwig Göransson composed the film's score and served as an executive producer.

Sinners was theatrically released in the United States on April 18, 2025, by Warner Bros. Pictures.[8] Critics praised Coogler's direction, Göransson's score, and the cast performances. The film has grossed over $292.4 million worldwide, becoming the fifth highest-grossing film of 2025."...

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LYRICS FOR THE SINNERS MOVIE VERSION OF "PICK POOR ROBIN CLEAN"

[background information] The vampires gather outside the blues joint and sing this song to taunt Grace Chow (Li Jun Li) with a threat to kill her unprotected family.

" [Verse]

I picked poor Robin clean, picked poor Robin clean

I picked his head, I picked his feet

I woulda picked his body, but it wasn't fit to eat

Oh, I picked poor Robin clean, picked poor Robin clean

And I'll be satisfied having a family

Lord, didn't that jaybird laugh when I picked poor Robin clean?

Poor Robin clean, I picked poor Robin clean

Lord, didn't that jaybird laugh when I picked poor Robin clean?

And I'll be satisfied having a family

 

[Interlude]

My name is Remmick

This here's Joan and Bert

We believe in equality and music

We just came here to play, spend some money, have a good time

Can't we just, for one night, just one night

Just all be family?

 

[Verse]

Lord, didn't that jaybird laugh when I picked poor Robin clean?

Poor Robin clean, I picked poor Robin clean

Lord, didn't that jaybird laugh when I picked poor Robin clean?

And I'll be satisfied having a family

 

[Outro]

Let's go now

Da-da-da-da, di-da

Da-da-da-da, da-da

Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da

Mm-hmm

Da-da-da-da, di-da (Ba-da)

Da-da-da-da, da-da (Da-di)

Da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da"


Source: https://genius.com/Jack-oconnell-lola-kirke-and-peter-dreams-pick-poor-robin-clean-lyrics

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