Saswat Pattanayak (1977-), human being, journalist, generalist                      Homepage
 
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And Study War No More


1. Gonna lay down my sword & shield down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword & shield down by the riverside
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more

2. Gonna put on that long white robe
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more

3. Gonna put on that starry crown
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more

4. Gonna walk with the Prince of Peace
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more

5. Gonna shake hands around the world
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more

6. Gonna lay down those atom bombs
And study war no more
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more


Gonna lay down my income tax
I ain’t a-gonna study war no more
Gonna lay down my GE stock
& live off war no more
Gonna lay down my Honeywell job
& work for war no more
Gonna ….. those Congressional hawks
& vote for war no more

(trad-Black spiritual-new v. anon)

On Pete Seeger’s “At Carnegie Hall”

   
 
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