All The Weary Mothers Of The Earth lyrics

Song information

Artist: Joan Baez
Album: Come From The Shadows

Lyrics

All the weary mothers of the earth will finally rest;
We will take their babies in our arms, and do our best
When the sun is low upon the field
To love and music they will yield
And the weary mothers of the earth will rest

And the farmer on his tractor, and beside his plow
Will stand there in confusion as we wet his brow
With the tears of all the businessmen
Who see what they have done to him
And the weary farmers of the earth shall rest

And the aching workers of the world again shall sing
These words in mighty choruses to all will bring -
"We shall no longer be the poor
For no one owns us any more,"
And the workers of the world again shall sing

And when the soldiers burn their uniforms in every land
And the foxholes at the borders will be left unmanned -
General, when you come for the review
The troops will have forgotten you
And the men and women of the earth shall rest

[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]

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