We got to have peace
To keep the world alive
And war to cease
To keep the world alive
And war to cease
We got to have joy
True in our hearts
With strength we can't destroy
True in our hearts
With strength we can't destroy
People hear us
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
We're begging to save the children
The little ones
Who just don't understand
The little ones
Who just don't understand
Give them a chance
To breed their young
And help purify the land
To breed their young
And help purify the land
People hear us
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
And the people in our neighbourhood
They would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
They would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
Give us all an equal chance
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
He'd say, "We got to have peace
To keep the world alive
And war to cease
To keep the world alive
And war to cease
We got to have joy
True in our hearts
With strength we can't destroy"
True in our hearts
With strength we can't destroy"
People hear us
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
And the people in our neighbourhood
They would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
They would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
Give us all an equal chance
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
He'd say, "We got to have peace
We got to have peace"
Let the world know
We got to have peace"
Let the world know
Peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
We got to have peace
People hear us
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
Through our voice the world knows
There's no choice
Save the children
Save the children
Save the children
Save the children
Save the children
And the people in our neighbourhood
Who would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
Who would if they only could
Meet and shake the other's hand
Work together for the good of the land
Give us all an equal chance
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
It could be such a sweet romance
And the soldiers who are dead and gone
If only we could bring back one
He'd say, "We got to have peace
We got to have peace"
We got to have peace"
Let the people singin'
Peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
Peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
I sing peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
Peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
We got to have peace
Peace, peace, peace
We got to have peace
That's a great clip, and still perfect words, fifty years later...
ReplyDeleteAlso just to say that your previous mention of acts of kindness, however small, is so true; it really helps to keep thinking and acting with that in mind.
Many thanks for your comments, C. Curtis and his band are so tight, aren't they? I was relatively late to discovering the magic of Mayfield, beyond the obvious nods to Move On Up, Superfly, Future Shock et al. This song is one of my favourites.
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