I got the words fro this from a webiste, if only it would come true Last Night I Had The) Strangest Dream
* (Ed McCurdy)
Chorus: Last night I had the strangest dream I never dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room And the room was filled with men And the paper they were signing said They'd never fight again
And when the paper was all signed And a million copies made They all joined hands, bowed their heads And grateful prayers were prayed
The people in the streets below Were dancing round and round And swords and guns and uniforms Lay scattered on the ground
(as sung by Iain MacKintosh & Hamish Imlach)
Susannes Folksong-Notizen
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english [1965:] [This was already] some years old when it caught on as an expression of commonsense hopes. (Notes 'Spotlight On The Spinners') *
english [1966:] In 1950 young Ed McCurdy came up to the hotel room of the Weavers [...]. He sang us [this] which he'd just made up. The song has never been on the top forty, but has gradually spread throughout much of the world. (Notes Pete Seeger, 'Waist Deep In The Big Muddy') *
german [1977:] Das Lied schrieb Ed McCurdy zu Beginn der Ostermarschbewegung in England. (Liederkiste 43)