New Music Tuesday - Only A Song

Well, today is an excellent opportunity to talk about the greatness of Laura Nyro.

My request is that everyone go and listen to this song today. I would recommend the May 30, 1971 live recording at the Fillmore East, featuring Laura solo, accompanying herself at the grand piano. Anyway, this has always been a fan favorite, and the lyrics are especially good for today.

Save the Country

Come on, people! Come on, children!
Come on down to the glory river.

Gonna wash you up, and wash you down,
Gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down.

I got fury in my soul, fury's gonna take me to the glory goal.
In my mind I can't study war no more.

Save the people! Save the children! Save the country now!

Come on, people! come on, children!
Come on down to the glory river.

Gonna wash you up and wash you down.
Gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down.

Come on people! Sons and mothers!
Keep the dream of the two young brothers.
Gonna take that dream and ride that dove.

We could build the dream with love, I know,
We could build the dream with love, I know,
We could build a dream with love, children,
We could build the dream with love, oh people,
We could build the dream with love, I know,
We could build the dream with love.

Come on, people! Come on, children!
There's a king at the glory river.

And the precious king, he loved the people to sing;
Babes in the blinkin' sun sang
"We Shall Overcome".