God Bless the Grass - Malvina Reynolds, Pete Seeger

God bless the grass that grows thru the crack.
They roll the concrete over it to try and keep it back.
The concrete gets tired of what it has to do,
It breaks and it buckles and the grass grows thru,
And God bless the grass.

God bless the truth that fights toward the sun,
They roll the lies over it and think that it is done.
It moves through the ground and reaches for the air,
And after a while it is growing everywhere,
And God bless the grass.

God bless the grass that grows through cement.
It's green and it's tender and it's easily bent.
But after a while it lifts up its head,
For the grass is living and the stone is dead,
And God bless the grass.

God bless the grass that's gentle and low,
Its roots they are deep and its will is to grow.
And God bless the truth, the friend of the poor,
And the wild grass growing at the poor man's door,
And God bless the grass.

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[captaingoatboy]

Haunting. Malvina Reynolds is becoming one of my favorite songwriters.

You can sing passionately without being whiny or histrionic -- this is a rare talent.

[mbananawork]

Man, you got a fantastic voice! This sounds like old school Joan Baez or something.

[todotoyoutoo]

Outstanding 

[siopsa]

Sei fantastica!!

Sos fantastica!!!!!!

You're fantastic!!

[Mauria2010]

HEY, YOU HAVE A NICE VOICE, I LIKE IT, GOD BLESS

[mberning1]

peace, indeed.

[Gonchie10]

your voice brings peace

[prairielle]

A beautiful song, and a very moving and pure voice, thank you !

Prairielle

[bellbrass]

Quit your day job. You sound great!

[coffeescup]

@prettykitty99

It is not written by Pete Seeger. He merely covered it.

[prettykitty99]

@captaingoatboy It's actually written by Pete Seeger, but you right it's amazing.

[mousequietly]

where did you find the tabs for this? i have been looking and can't find much of anything.