This was written by Billy Edd Wheeler. The last verse appears on the cornerstone of Berea College, KY. I had it on my first Folk-Leg. recording, but must also have been recorded elsewhere in the '60s or '70s. j FARE YOU WELL, NOW Fare you well, now, my good people Wherever you are, wherever you go, Wherever you come from, wherever you're traveling, I know your name. They call you father, they call you mother They call you sister, they call you brother, They call you rich boy, they call you poor boy, And I know your name. I' have seen you in my travels North and south, east and west, You love freedom, man and woman, And I know your name. ...And this I know: God hath made of one blood All the nations of mankind To live as brothers on this earth-- So fare you well now--farewell brother--fare you well.
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