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All Was Silent in the Land - Unreleased Phil Ochs Song by Boot Leg
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Actually, I've only written two real peace songs
One before that, and this next one here
Which is a people with milder tastes, melody and word-wise
I don't know, but it seems to me
What a great world this would be
If everybody stopped their hatin'
Saw the devil and called him Satan
Never again, never again
(The song's called "Never Again")
(It's done in G to E minor to B minor to D7)
No more the bugle sounds the battle cry
No more the cannons roar
No more we die
And if every man on every shore
Cast a ballot for peace or war
And when all the votes were counted
The white dove of peace was mounted
Never again, never again
No more the bugle sounds the battle cry
No more the cannons roar
No more we die
And if all our boundaries melted away
From the China Sea to the USA
The flags of war at last were faded
One world at last created
Never again, never again
No more the bugle sounds the battle cry
No more the cannons roar
No more we die
And if every man on every shore
Cast a ballot for peace or war
And when all the votes were counted
The white dove of peace was mounted
Never again, never again
Written by: Phil Ochs

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