My baba wears a blanket
This love you'll never shake it
He's got his hands and eyes in oh so many many places
You could try to run but you could never hide
The whole world is his home
The earth, the fire, the sky

He taught me feed and serve and to remember God
Remember love is not outside, it's within your heart
He comes and feels grace, transcendental time and space
Love with the human race, come and get your taste

Hara hara hara my babe(?) (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)
Hara hara hara my babe (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)

My baba lets me know he loves me just the way I am
Made in God's hands, don't have to change a strand
Of my hair or my eye color
Nobody's other
All are sisters, brothers in this family
Family tree grows so tall that it scrapes the sky
Lost in its branches and I don't know why
Fixed my both of my wings and taught me how to fly
A river of joyful tears flows from my eyes

Yes I decide this is the callin
No more rascallin' (??)
Reach and and grab the hand of the friend of the fallen
Queen's on the island, but we'll jump the ocean
Gonna build a bridge of love and set it in motion
Throw out your reason, this love's in season
Sings in the earth and the air that we're breathin'
This is the chapter, a symphony of laughter
That never dies, let it shine, love divine

Hara hara hara my babe(?) (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)
Hara hara hara my babe (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)

Hara hara hara my babe(?) (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)
Hara hara hara my babe (And so the story goes)
Hara hara hara my babe (Just as the river flows)

Hara hara hara my babe(?)
Hara hara hara my babe
Hara hara hara my babe
Hara hara hara my babe


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    It's all about Neem Karoli Baba also known as Maharji. Just finishing 'Miracle of Love' by Ram Dass, and it is all about Maharaji. I understand all of Trevor Hall's songs so much clearer now after reading this book. : )

    adacunha256on April 05, 2011   Link

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