PETE'S SONG
[ to the tune "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger ]


       "You've got to walk that lonesome valley
        You've got to walk it by yourself
        Ain't nobody else gonna walk it for you
        You gotta walk it by yourself...

     Where have all our heroes gone, long time passing?
     Where have all our heroes gone, long time ago?
     Where have all our heroes gone, since '68 there's scarce been one
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?

     This land was made for you, long time passing
     This land was made for me, long time ago
     This land's for you and me, we must strive to keep it free
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?

     Weave me the sunshine, long time passing
     From the flood of Noah's time, long time ago
     Freedom from oppression's reign, may our cup be full once again
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?

     If I had a hammer from, long time passing
     And if I had a bell from, long time ago
     I'd sing a song of love and freedom, from Jerusalem and the gates of Eden
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?

     There has been a time of war, long time passing
     There has been a time of love, long time ago
     Far too long there has been hate, we must have peace before it's too late
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?
     To the true light turn, turn, turn
     Oh, when will we ever learn?

      ...And, You've got to walk that lonesome valley
         You've got to walk it by yourself
         Ain't nobody else gonna walk it for you
         You gotta walk it by yourself " *


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*FootNote:  Based on the lyrics from the following songs performed by Pete Seeger:  "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger (1961); "Turn, Turn, Turn" adapted from Ecclesiastes by Pete Seeger (1954); "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie (1956); "Weave Me The Sunshine" by Peter Yarrow (1972); "If I Had A Hammer" by Lee Hays & Pete Seeger (1949) and "Lonesome Valley", traditional.


           


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