Father To Son

(A word in your ear, from father to son)

A word in your ear, from father to son

(Hear the word that I say)

Hear the word that I say

(I fought with you, fought on your side)

I fought with you, fought on your side

(Long before you were bom)

Long before you were bom

(Joyful the sound, the word goes around)

Joyful the sound, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son...)

From father to son, to son...

(And the voice is so clear, time after time it keeps on)

And the voice is so clear, time after time it keeps on

(Calling you, calling you on)

Calling you, calling you on

(Don't destroy what you see, your country to be)

Don't destroy what you see, your country to be

(Just keep building on the ground that's been won)

Just keep building on the ground that's been won

(Kings will be crowned, and the word goes around)

Kings will be crowned, and the word goes around

(From father to son, to son)

From father to son, to son

(Won't you hear us sing)

Won't you hear us sing

((te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de))

(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)

(Our family song)

Our family song

((te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de))

(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)

(Father, Father, Father, Father, ooh yeah, Father, Father, Father, Father,)

Father, Father, Father, Father, ooh yeah, Father, Father, Father, Father,

((te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de))

(te de de de de de de de de de de de de de de)

(Now we hand it all before)

Now we hand it all before

(Take this letter that I give you)

Take this letter that I give you

(Take it sonny, hold it high)

Take it sonny, hold it high

(You won't understand a word that's in it)

You won't understand a word that's in it

(But you'll write it out again before you die (yeah yeah))

But you'll write it out again before you die (yeah yeah)

(A word in your ear from father to son)

A word in your ear from father to son

(Funny you don't hear a single word I say)

Funny you don't hear a single word I say

(But my letter to you will stay by your side)

But my letter to you will stay by your side

(Through the years till the loneliness is gone)

Through the years till the loneliness is gone

(Sing it you will - but the air you breathe I live to give you)

Sing it you will - but the air you breathe I live to give you

(Father to son, father to, father to, father to son)

Father to son, father to, father to, father to son

(Joyful the sound, the word goes around)

Joyful the sound, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son...)

From father to son, to son...

(Kings will be crowned, the word goes around)

Kings will be crowned, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son)

From father to son, to son

(Joyful the sound, the word goes around)

Joyful the sound, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son...)

From father to son, to son...

(Kings will be crowned, the word goes around)

Kings will be crowned, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son)

From father to son, to son

(Joyful the sound, the word goes around)

Joyful the sound, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son...)

From father to son, to son...

(Kings will be crowned, the word goes around)

Kings will be crowned, the word goes around

(From father to son, to son)

From father to son, to son

(Joyful the sound, the word goes around)

Joyful the sound, the word goes around