Study War No Moreby Traditional (Black Spiritual) | |
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1. Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside Down by the riverside, down by the riverside Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside And study war no more G - - - / / D - - - / G - - - // (2x) C: I ain't a-gonna study war no more, I ain't a-gonna study war no more I ain't a-gonna study war no more I ain't a-gonna study war no more, I ain't a-gonna study war no more I ain't a-gonna study war no more C - - - / G - - - / D - - - / G - - - // (2x) 2. Gonna put on that long white robe... 3. Gonna put on that starry crown... 4. Gonna walk with the Prince of Peace... 5. Gonna shake hands around the world... 6. Gonna lay down those atom bombs... 1a. Gonna lay down my income tax / I ain't a-gonna pay for war no more 2a. Gonna lay down my GE stock / and live off war no more 3a. Gonna lay down my Honeywell job / and work for war no more 4a. Gonna ... those Congressional hawks / and vote for war no more aka Down by the Riverside:: Italic new verses anonymous:: on Pete Seeger "At Carnegie Hall", "Sing Out w/ Pete", and "Winoweh", on Weavers "Reunion", on Sally Rogers "Peace by Peace", and on Sweet Honey and the Rock "We All... Everyone of Us" |
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