An' ev'ry tongue confess thee
An' though the word yes
An' all the earth awaits thee
It is spoken jus' the same
All the stones they will cry out
All the boughs bend for us
We heard voices of children
An' let the voices of our children wake me
An' by little hands were led astray
From kings down to the lay
'Fore the struggle take me
All the earth awaits thee
Look straight at ev'ry man
Yes an' ev'ry tongue confess thee
So they say by the light of day
Yeah lay me down any way you choose
Well, I told it fast an' glad
It is spoken jus' the same
An' all the earth awaits thee
All the stones they will cry out
The word is stands
An' though the word yes
The boughs they all will bend for us
Oh my dream come an' take me quickly
It falls on deaf ears
Hidden 'neath their wings
Of black, brown an' gray
Look straight at ev'ry man
Yet me an' my love we could not stay
It falls on deaf ears
The color of a sloe drink or so they say
The boughs they all will bend for us
All the stones they will cry out
An' ev'ry tongue confess thee
The word is stands
