BE NOT TOO HARD
Sung by Joan Baez

Be not too hard, for life is short,
And nothing is given to man.
Be not too hard, when he's sold or bought,
For he must manage as best he can.
Be not too hard when he blindly dies
Fighting for things he does not own.
Be not too hard when he tells lies,
Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone.
Be not too hard, for soon he'll die,
Often no wiser than he began.
Be not too hard, for life is short,
And nothing is given to man.

REPEAT

And nothing is given to man.


Sorry it took so long; I had trouble finding the album. It was on Joan Baez The Contemporary Ballad Book. By the way, I wouldn't be surprised if the words were from the bible. She sings it once through, then repeats it as part singing and part recitation. Sort of.

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