The Fiddle & The Drum Lyrics - Joni Mitchell

And so once again 

My dear Johnny, my dear friend 

And so once again 

You are fightin' us all 

And when I ask you why 

You raise your sticks and cry 

And I fall, oh, my friend 

How did you come 

To trade the fiddle for the drum? 

You say I have turned 

Like the enemies you've earned 

But I can remember 

All the good things you are 

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And so I ask you please 

Can I help you find the peace and the star? 

Oh, my friend, what time is this 

To trade the handshake for the fist? 

And so once again 

Oh, America my friend 

And so once again 

You are fighting us all 

And when we ask you why 

You raise your sticks and cry 

And we fall, oh, my friend 

How did you come 

To trade the fiddle for the drum? 

You say we have turned 

Like the enemies you've earned 

But we can remember 

All the good things you are 

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And so we ask you please 

Can we help you find the peace and the star? 

Oh my friend, we have all come 

To fear the beating of your drum