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| Foolish Notion Words and music by Holly Near Originally recorded on Fire in the Rain, re-recorded on HARP in a medly with Marvin Gaye's What's Goin' On, medly reissued on HARP: A Time To Sing |
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| CHORUS Why do we kill people who are killing people To show that killing people is wrong? What a foolish notion, that war is called devotion When the greatest warriors Are the ones who stand for peace War toys are growing stronger The problem stays the same The young ones join the army While General What's-His-Name Is feeling full of pride That the army will provide But does he ask himself CHORUS Death row is growing longer The problem stays the same The poor ones get thrown in prison While warden What's-His-Name Is feeling justified But when will the law be tried For never asking CHORUS Bridge: Children are so tender. They will cross the earth if they think they are saving a friend. They get drawn in by patriot lies, right before our eyes, they leave our homes And then they find out once they're all alone. They keep asking the age old question. CHORUS Copyright l980 Hereford Music (ASCAP) |
Original version: Multiple players June Millington, producer
HARP version: Jeff Langley, piano |
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