Odetta - Anthem Of The Rainbow lyrics

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If all the grasses are yellow<br />

Then what color are the tears<br />

That are shed for all the young fellows<br />

In the armies along the frontiers<br />

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If all the grasses are purple<br />

Then what color is the sky<br />

Under which young men are marching<br />

For none know the reason why<br />

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Once you dressed in the colors of flowers<br />

Now you dress in black<br />

And look out your window for hours<br />

For the men to come marching back<br />

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Well what if the poppies are orange?<br />

And what if roses are red?<br />

What cares a girl for flowers<br />

When the one she loves is dead?<br />

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If all the rivers are golden<br />

Silver, the color of rain<br />

When shall a maid and her soldier<br />

Feel lovers' warmth again?<br />

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For what does it matter<br />

If October leaves are brown<br />

If your love since last September<br />

Has been sleeping 'neath the ground<br />

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If all the grasses are yellow<br />

Then what color are the tears<br />

That are shed for all the young fellows<br />

In the armies along the frontiers<br />