I'm posting a song a day from the Rise Up Singing songbook, which you may or may not know. It's a pretty invaluable resource for song leaders, and useful for anyone who likes to sing in groups. The book doesn't include the melodies to the songs, just the lyrics and some chords, so I’m trying hard to find the tunes I don’t know, learn them, and post them on YouTube for anyone to learn. That’s where these videos are hosted; the blog is just pretty packaging.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
O, Had I a Golden Thread
Rise Up Singing chapter: Dreams and Fantasies
Words and music by Pete Seeger
D G D A / / G DA D -
When you see a line end with two slashes / / instead of one / it means you repeat that line.
In other words: D G D A / /
means D G D A / D G D A
O had I a golden thread and needle so fine
I'd weave a magic strand of rainbow design
Of rainbow design
In it I'd weave the bravery of women giving birth
In it I'd weave the innocence of children all over the earth
Children of all the earth
Far over the water I'd reach my magic band
To every city, through every single land
Through every land
Show my brothers and sisters my rainbow design
Bind up this sorry world with heart and hand and mind
Hand and heart and mind
Far over the waters I'd reach my magic band
To every human bean* so they would understand
So they would understand
*See "The BFG" -Roald Dahl
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