Power and Glory | |
|---|---|
| Author | Phil Ochs |
| First published | 1964 |
| Type | Song |
Lyrics
Come on and take a walk with me through this green and growing land
Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains
Walk through the sun and walk through the rain
Chorus:
Here is a land full of power and glory
Beauty that words cannot recall
Oh, her power shall rest on the strength of her freedom
Glory shall rest on us all
From Colorado, Kansas, and the Carolinas too
Virginia and Alaska, from the old to the new
Texas and Ohio and the California shore
Tell me, who could ask for more?
Chorus
Yet she’s only as rich as the poorest of the poor
Only as free as the padlocked prison door
Only as strong as our love for this land
Only as tall as we stand
Chorus
Come and take a walk with me through this green and growing land
Walk through the meadows and the mountains and the sand
Walk through the valleys and the rivers and the plains
Walk through the sun and walk through the rain
Chorus
Lyrics removed from album release
Yet this land is still troubled by men who have to hate
They twist away our freedom and twist away our fate
Law is their weapon, treason is their cry
We can stop them if we try