Henry's Songbook

Chorus:
Right will conquer might
We'll let the whole world know
And we will work together
And we'll reap the land we sow

We've just been stopped by British soldiers on the way to town
They took us all out of the car and searched us up and down
Where are you from? Where do you go? We may not let you through
Must we put up with foreigners who tell us what to do

We sing in times of tribulation - tribulation
Of broken bones and celebration - celebration
Our streets are filled with CS gas, our windows have no glass
We're living in troubled times, my friend, we're living in troubled times

For many years we've fought each other, fought amongst ourselves
We killed to make our way to heaven, all things went to hell
But soon I know we all will see that we are all the one
Then there'll be no more troubled times and no more troubled times

[1974:] Viele unserer Lieder wurden eigens für Konzerte geschrieben, die nach Beginn der Internierungswelle stattfanden und Geld einspielen sollten für die Angehörigen der Internierten. Oft waren rund um die Konzertsäle Soldaten postiert, die sowohl die Zuhörer wie die Künstler behinderten und belästigten auf dem Weg zum und vom Konzert. Ein solcher Abend hat uns zu diesem Lied angeregt. (Notes Sands Family, 'The Winds Are Singing Freedom')