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Thread #12408   Message #402489
Posted By: Joe Offer
20-Feb-01 - 06:38 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: My Father's Mansion (Pete Seeger)
Subject: ADD: My Father's Mansion (Pete Seeger)
Here is the complete song from Seeger's book. I'll send a MIDI to Mudcat MIDIs. Note the slight difference in lyrics.
-Joe Offer-


MY FATHER'S MANSION
(Pete Seeger)

My father's mansion has many rooms
With room for all of his children
As long as we do share his love
and see that all are free.

And see that all are free to know,
see that all are free to grow
And free to open or to close,
the door of their own room.

What is a room without a door
Which sometimes locks or stands ajar?
What is a room without a wall
To keep out sight and sound from all?

And dwellers in each room shall have
the right to choose their own design
And color schemes to fit their own,
though differing from mine.

Yes and each room has its own design
To suit the owner's state of mind
And those who'd want them all the same
Don't understand -- the human game.

My family's mansions many rooms
Have room for all of His children
If we do but share in His love
And see that all are free

The choice is ours to share this earth,
with all its many joys abound
Or to continue as we have
And burn God's mansion down.


(c) 1966, Stormking Music

Source" "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" (Pete Seeger, 1993)
In the footnote, Seeger says, "Some have urged me to change the title. They can if they wish."

(All but the first verse are sung to the melody for verse 2)

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