Walking Down Death Row Lyrics - Pete Seeger

Walking down death row 

I sang for three men destined for the chair 

Walking down death row 

I sang of lives and loves in other years 

Walking down death row 

I sang of hopes that used to be 

Through the bars into each separate cell 

Yes, I sang to one and two and three 

"If you'd only only stuck together, you'd not be here 

If you could've loved each other's lives, you'd not be sitting here 

And if only this you could believe 

You still might, you might still be reprieved" 

Walking down death row 

I turned the corner and found to my surprise 

There were women there as well 

And babies in their arms before my eyes 

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Walking down death row 

I tried again to sing of hopes, used to be 

But the thought of that contraption down the hall 

Waiting for whole families, one dozen, two, or three 

If you'd only stuck together, you'd not be here 

If you could've loved another's child as well, you'd not have to stay here 

And if only this you could believe 

You still might, you might still be reprieved 

Walking down death row 

I concentrated singing to the young 

I sang of hopes that flickered still 

I tried to mouth their many separate tongues 

Walking down death row 

I sang again of life and love that still could be 

Singin' down death row 

To each separate human cell, one billion, two, or three 

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If we'd only stick together, we'd not be here 

If we could love another's child, if you could love another's life 

Like your own, you'd not be here, and if only this you could believe 

You still might, you might still be reprieved