Lyrics Or Else! (One-a These Days) - Pete Seeger

Or Else! (One-a These Days)

One-a these days, one-a these days
OR ELSE!
Our school will get the money it needs for smaller classes
And the Navy will hold a bake sale to build a battleship
And Johnny will get the money he needs for that operation
And the Air Force will hold a raffle to buy a bomber
And every vote will be counted in every election
And the winners will always keep all of their promises
And around the world we’ll learn each other’s languages
And the very first thing we’ll learn is how to listen
(spoken) «Who knows the word for 'hello' in some other language?»
(spoken responses of «hello» in several languages)
God only knows what the future will be
God only knows what the future will be
But God gave us brains
He meant us to use 'em