Credits
AUSFÜHRENDE KÜNSTLER:INNEN
Lincoln "Sugar" Minott
Künstler:in
KOMPOSITION UND LIEDTEXT
Gil Scott-Heron
Songwriter:in
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Save them
The children
The children, the children, save them
Gonna need them
Help us with our plan
[Verse 2]
Save the little children
The young ones
Save them from what we've been through
All this fussing and fighting
We don't want them, don't want them, don't want them to do that too
Oh, no
[Verse 3]
We are the one to teach them what's right from wrong
Teach the youth the truth, oh, yes
Let them know just what to do
They follow our footsteps every day
They often do what we do
And say what we say
[Verse 4]
So save the little children
The young ones
Save them from what we've been through, we've been through
All this killing, this killing, this killing
One another
We don't want them, don't want them, don't want them to do that too
Save them, save them
[Verse 5]
The little bigs ones
The little children
Save them
[Verse 6]
Destruction on this land
Caused by many elders hands
The youth, they watch and see and they're learning fast
So I'll say, "Whoa, whoa, whoa
[Verse 7]
Save the little children
The young ones, save them
Save them from what we've been through, we've been through
All this killing one another
Hey, we don't want them, don't want them, don't want them to do that too
So save them, save them, teach them right
[Verse 8]
Save the little children
The younger ones, oh, yes
Save them from what we've been through
We've been through so much fighting
So much killing one another
We gotta stop now, take a look
We've gotta save the children, only for the children, let me say
Save them, save them, save them, save them, the young, young ones
Save them from what, from what we've been through
Oh, well, well
[Verse 9]
Many things has been said about the youth
But take a stand and look
Everything they know, they just learn it from you
And
[Verse 10]
Save the little children
The younger ones
Save them from what we've been through
All this fussing and fighting, fighting one another, yes
We don't want them, don't want them, don't want them to do that too
[Verse 11]
All through this world, in the future
In the future, say
Save the little children
The young ones, young one, ones
Save them from what, from what we've been through, we've been through
All this killing, all this fighting one another, and we don't know...
Written by: Gil Scott-Heron