Bobby Darin "Simple Song of Freedom"

Chorus:

Come and sing a simple song of freedom

Sing it like you've never sung before

Let it fill the air

Tell the people everywhere

We, the people here, don't want a war

Hey, there, mister black man, can you hear me?

I don't want your diamonds or your game

I just want to be someone known to you as me

And I will bet my life you want the same

Chorus

Seven hundred million are ya list'nin’?

Most of what you read is made of lies

But, speakin’ one to one ain't it everybody's sun

To wake to in the mornin’ when we rise?

Chorus

Brother Solzhenitsyn, are you busy?

If not, won't you drop this friend a line

Tell me if the man who is plowin' up your land

Has got the war machine upon his mind?

Chorus

Now, no doubt some folks enjoy doin' battle

Like presidents, prime ministers and kings

So, let's all build them shelves

Where they can fight among themselves

Leave the people be who love to sing

Chorus

I say … let it fill the air …

Tellin’ people everywhere …

We, the people here, don't want a war