SOWER OF SEEDS

Behold the sower in the field,
With her arm she scatters—ah! the seeds. 
Some seeds are trodden in the pathway;
Some seeds fall on stony ground.

But some seeds fall on fallow ground
They grow and multiply—ah! a thousand fold.
Oyey, oyey, oyey, oh—oo
Oyey, oyey oyey, oyey 
Some seeds fall on fallow ground, 
They grow and multiply—ah! a thousand fold.

La la la la la. La la la la la, 
La la la la la. La la. la la la,

Tomorrow we scatter like seeds, 
Tomorrow—ah! we are seeds.
Oyey, oyey, oyey, oh—oo
Oyey, oyey oyey, oyey 
Tomorrow we scatter like seeds, 
Tomorrow—ah! we are seeds.

Lookaway, lookaway, don't you see?
One and one don't make two—ah they make three.
Oyey, oyey, oyey, oh—oo
Oyey, oyey oyey, oyey 
Lookaway, lookaway, don't you see? 
One and one don't make two—ah! they make three.

Midnight has come, I hear music 
And I'll keep on singing (repeat 4 times)

5. We are seeds, we are seeds, we are seeds, 
We will grow, we will grow—ah! we will grow. 
Oyey, oyey, oyey, oh—oo Oyey, oyey oyey, oyey 
We are seeds, we are seeds, we are seeds, 
We will grow, we will grow—ah! we will grow.

Midnight has come, I hear music...

Music & Guinean lyrics by Keita Fodeba
English lyrics by John Guth & Susan Osborn
Arrangement & adaptation by Paul Winter (1972)
Verses by Pete Seeger (1982)
(C)1989 & 1993 Umpawaug Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.
Courtesy of Living Music.