Lyrics Ballad For A Child - Archie Shepp

Ballad For A Child - Archie Shepp
Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Ballad For A Child , by - Archie Shepp. Song from the album Attica Blues, in the genre
Release date: 31.12.1971
Record label: Universal Music
Song language: English

Ballad For A Child

I’d rather be a plant than a child on this land
Not a child, not a man
Ooo branches can grow free, whoa yeah
Again and again and again
I don’t know why I can’t
A tree is a work of God
That only lasts a little while
But what the whole world really needs
Is a baby’s smile

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Lyrics of the artist's songs: Archie Shepp