This is a great sing along song.
I remember singing itwhen I was little. It came out only a couple of years before I was born but Peter, Paul, And Mary were very popular back in the 60s and my mom was young and hip back then.
I have no idea who taught it to us kids but I remember a bunch of us kids as well as my mom, grandmother, and aunt singing this in the car. No idea where we were going or why but I remember we had fun and sang a bunch of songs and all of us kids knew all the words to this one.
Does that still happen these days? I hope so. It is a great memory that I treasure.
If you miss the train I'm on, you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles, a hundred miles
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Lord I'm one, Lord I'm two, Lord I'm three, Lord I'm four
Lord I'm 500 miles from my home
500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles, 500 miles
Lord I'm five hundred miles from my home
Not a shirt on my back, not a penny to my name
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way
This a-away, this a-way, this a-way, this a-way
Lord I can't go a-home this a-way
If you miss the train I'm on you will know that I am gone
You can hear the whistle blow a hundred miles
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Where Have All The Flowers Gone
I first heard this song about 40 years ago. It was sung by Peter, Paul, and Mary and I loved it.
I hadn't heard it or thought about it in years till I saw a reference to the song the other day. Ever since then the song has been in my head.
I have even caught myself singing it over and over. It is a beautiful song and the idea behind it...that everything keeps on going and that things come around again like the seasons...and never come to a real end...is wonderful. And it makes me feel happy.
And since it is a circle song you can just keep on singing it without sounding funny...cause it really never ends!
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Words and Music by Pete Seeger (1955)
(c) 1961 (renewed) by Sanga Music Inc.
I hadn't heard it or thought about it in years till I saw a reference to the song the other day. Ever since then the song has been in my head.
I have even caught myself singing it over and over. It is a beautiful song and the idea behind it...that everything keeps on going and that things come around again like the seasons...and never come to a real end...is wonderful. And it makes me feel happy.
And since it is a circle song you can just keep on singing it without sounding funny...cause it really never ends!
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Words and Music by Pete Seeger (1955)
(c) 1961 (renewed) by Sanga Music Inc.
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