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31 Aug 15 - 02:12 AM (#3734325) Subject: We Are Soldiers in the Army From: Joe Offer This was one of the most important songs of the Black civil rights movement. I'm surprised it hasn't been posted here. http://www.folkways.si.edu/we-are-soldiers-army/african-american-struggle-protest/music/video/smithsonian WE ARE SOLDIERS IN THE ARMY (songwriter??) We Are Soldiers in the Army We are Soldiers in the army We have [got] to fight, although we have to cry We have to hold up the bloodstained [freedom] banner We have to hold it up until we die! My mother was a soldier She had her hand on the Gospel [freedom] plow But one day she got old, she couldn't fight anymore She said "I'll stand here & fight anyhow!" My father was a soldier / He had… (as v.1) I'm so glad that I'm a soldier / I've got my hand… One day I'll get old & can't fight anymore / & I'll… Well Mandela, he is a soldier / He's got his hands… He spent half of his life in prison But he kept on fighting anyhow I'm glad that we are soldiers / We've got our hands… We've spent half of our lives fighting for freedom But we'll stand here fighting anyhow ——trad. (gospel), new lyrics by Freedom Singers |