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Thread #143352   Message #3318466
Posted By: Genie
06-Mar-12 - 09:49 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Give It to the World (Sylvia Tyson)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Give It To The World' (Sylvia Tyson)
Thanks so much, maeve (and Saul).

The line I was hearing as "If you've got something from your soul, go and [pee?]
is actually
"If you've got something from your sorrow and pain."

Watching and listening to Sylvia sing it, I'm pretty sure she's singing "got," not "learned," but either one would make sense.   The 3rd line of that verse is just what it sounds like - "Show everybody what you have gained." But "gained" didn't seem to rhyme with the way she pronounced "pain." (It sounds more like "peen.") That's what threw me off.

So now we have the complete lyrics, both to Sylvia's original and to Donal Leace's modified version.    If I ever do the song I might include that verse along with Sylvia's three.

Thanks so much.

Genie