G C
D
They wouldn't hear your music and they pulled your paintings down
G e
D
G
They wouldn't read your writing and they banned you from the town.
C
D
But they couldn't stop you dreaming and the victory you have won
G
e
D
G
For you sowed the seeds of freedom in your daughters and your sons.
Chorus:
G D G
D
In your daughters and your sons in your daughters and your sons
G C
D
G
You sowed the seeds of freedom in your daughters and your sons.
Well your weary smile it proudly
hides the chain marks on your hands
As you bravely strive to realise the rights of every man .
And though your body's bent and low a victory you have won
For you sowed the seeds of justice in your daughters and your sons.
Chorus:
In your daughters and your sons in your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of justice in your daughters and your sons.
Well, I don't know your religion but one day I heard you pray
For a world where everyone can work and children can play.
And though you never got your share of the fruits that you have won
You sowed the seeds of equality in your daughters and your sons.
Chorus:
In your daughters and your sons in your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of equality in your daughters and your sons.
Well, they taunted you in Belfast and they tortured you in Spain
And in that Warsaw ghetto where they tied you up in chains.
In Vietnam and in Chili where they came with tanks and guns
It's there you sowed the seeds of peace in your daughters and your sons.
Chorus:
In your daughters and your sons in your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of peace in your daughters and your sons.
And now your music's playing and the writings on the wall
And all the dreams you painted can be seen by one and all.
And now you've got them thinking and the future's just begun
For you sowed the seeds of freedom in your daughters and your sons.
Chorus:
In your daughters and your sons in your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom in your daughters and your sons.