First Line:
Man of peace, man of song
Artist & Tune
About the Song
Man of peace, man of song
Peace to the people singing along
Long life and health, may your spirit be strong
Man of peace, man of song
He grew up with music to nurture his soul
To sing for the voiceless became his life’s goal
To never stopped working to right what was wrong
He traveled the world with his music and song
He sang against Hitler with Woody & Sis
The chance to make changes he never would miss
He sang for the unions out on the line
For workers who labored in mill and in mine
He fought Joe McCarthy and the HUAC
For the right to speak out and for liberty
He sang out for freedom and for civil rights
‘Gainst war and injustice, for all the good fights
"Guantanamera", "We Shall Overcome"
"If I Had A Hammer", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
"Waist Deep in the Muddy", "Die Gedanken Sind Frei"
To tell his "Rainbow Race" it’s too soon to die
He stood up to tyrants his banjo in hand
Until his song echoed throughout every land--
A voice and a life to inspire us on
Through dark days and hard nights straight into the dawn.
So here’s to Pete Seeger, 90 years young--
Long may his song and his story be sung!
The whole world to listen, the whole world to hear
The whole world in harmony many a year!
--words & music by Mark Levy
Peace to the people singing along
Long life and health, may your spirit be strong
Man of peace, man of song
He grew up with music to nurture his soul
To sing for the voiceless became his life’s goal
To never stopped working to right what was wrong
He traveled the world with his music and song
He sang against Hitler with Woody & Sis
The chance to make changes he never would miss
He sang for the unions out on the line
For workers who labored in mill and in mine
He fought Joe McCarthy and the HUAC
For the right to speak out and for liberty
He sang out for freedom and for civil rights
‘Gainst war and injustice, for all the good fights
"Guantanamera", "We Shall Overcome"
"If I Had A Hammer", "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?"
"Waist Deep in the Muddy", "Die Gedanken Sind Frei"
To tell his "Rainbow Race" it’s too soon to die
He stood up to tyrants his banjo in hand
Until his song echoed throughout every land--
A voice and a life to inspire us on
Through dark days and hard nights straight into the dawn.
So here’s to Pete Seeger, 90 years young--
Long may his song and his story be sung!
The whole world to listen, the whole world to hear
The whole world in harmony many a year!
--words & music by Mark Levy