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Come on, people
come on, children
come on down to the glory river
gonna wash you up
and wash you down
gonna lay the devil down,
Gonna lay that devil down
Come on, people
come on, children
there’s a king at the glory river
and the precious king
he loved the people to sing
babes in the blinkin’ sun
sang we shall overcome!
Come on, people, sons and mothers
Keep the dream
of the two young brothers
gonna take the dream
and ride the dove
we could build the dream with love
I got fury in my soul
fury’s gonna take me to the
glory goal
in my mind I can’t study war
no more
save the people
save the children
save the country
come on, children
come on down to the glory river
gonna wash you up
and wash you down
gonna lay the devil down,
Gonna lay that devil down
Come on, people
come on, children
there’s a king at the glory river
and the precious king
he loved the people to sing
babes in the blinkin’ sun
sang we shall overcome!
Come on, people, sons and mothers
Keep the dream
of the two young brothers
gonna take the dream
and ride the dove
we could build the dream with love
I got fury in my soul
fury’s gonna take me to the
glory goal
in my mind I can’t study war
no more
save the people
save the children
save the country
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what does she mean by "i can't study war"? i always thought it was "i can't stand this war" so now i'm confused
She's quoting the old gospel song "Down by the Riverside". The chorus goes "I ain't go study war no more, study war no more, ain't go study war no more" and so on.
She's quoting the old gospel song "Down by the Riverside". The chorus goes "I ain't go study war no more, study war no more, ain't go study war no more" and so on.
@jassss Ref to an old negro spiritual, "Down by the Riverside".
@jassss Ref to an old negro spiritual, "Down by the Riverside".
Clever ref!
Clever ref!
Lately been thinking about songs like this, and certain songs by (say) Paul Simon, and the like... and they appear to be crying out from the midst of the horrible spiritual darkness of (among other things) U.S.-in-Vietnam.
And so sad to have to reflect--yet again--of prophetic artists like this winning the moral battles while Americans bleat and quiver in faithless fear and elect jackasses that schlemiel them yet again.
It's one of the tragedies of being born a great artist in the U.S.A.
Niggers stole you! LOLOLOLOLOL