Joan Baez - Weary Mothers (People’s Union 1) lyrics
[Joan Baez - Weary Mothers People’s Union 1 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 shall 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 anymore"
And the workers of the world again shall sing
And when the soldiers burn their
Uniforms in every land
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
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 shall 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 anymore"
And the workers of the world again shall sing
And when the soldiers burn their
Uniforms in every land
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