Where Have All The Flowers Gone?

Words & Music:

Pete Seeger

(Peter, Paul & Mary)

 

Once again, super songhound Dan M. has the background to this song:  "... Where Have All the Flowers Gone- Pete Seeger.  He got the idea from a Russian novel (I forget which one) in which soldiers sing more or less the words to the song.  Seeger wrote the tune..."

 

G                  Em             C         D

Where have all the flowers gone?  Long time passing.

G                  Em             C           D

Where have all the flowers gone?  Long time ago.

G                  Em             C                             D

Where have all the flowers gone?  Young girls have picked them, every one.

C                  G                          Am        D          G

Oh, when will they ever learn?  Oh, when will they ever learn?

 

Where have all the young girls gone?  Long time passing.

Where have all the young girls gone?  Long time ago.

Where have all the young girls gone?  Gone for husbands, every one.

Oh, when will they ever learn?  Oh, when will they ever learn?

 

Where have all the young men gone?  Long time passing.

Where have all the young men gone?  Long time ago.

Where have all the young men gone?  Gone for soldiers, every one.

Oh, when will they ever learn?  Oh, when will they ever learn?

 

Where have all the soldiers gone?  Long time passing.

Where have all the soldiers gone?  Long time ago.

Where have all the soldiers gone?  Gone for graveyards, every one.

Oh, when will they ever learn?  Oh, when will they ever learn?

 

Where have all the graveyards gone?  Long time passing.

Where have all the graveyards gone?  Long time ago.

Where have all the graveyards gone?  Gone for flowers, every one.

Oh, when will they ever learn?  Oh, when will they ever learn?