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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Performer
Ernie Isley
Ernie Isley
Bass
George Moreland
George Moreland
Drums
Gary Jones
Gary Jones
Congas
C. Jasper
C. Jasper
Piano
Milton Westley
Milton Westley
Organ
John Mosley
John Mosley
Flute
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
Composer
N. Young
N. Young
Composer
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Arranger
George Patterson
George Patterson
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley
Producer
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Producer
Tom Ruff
Tom Ruff
Mastering Engineer
Michael DeLugg
Michael DeLugg
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

Can't you see the soldiers
I seen them marching
Whole lotta soldiers
I seen them marching
I seen tin soldiers, I hear them coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio (Yah!)
Soldiers, I hear them marching
Soldiers, I hear them marching
Soldiers, I see them come
I seen tin soldiers with guns, they are coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down, Lord
Should have been done long ago
What if you knew her
And found her dead on the ground
How could you run when you know?
When you know, how could you run?
When you know, how could you run?
Yah!
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Tin soldiers with guns, they're coming
We're finally on our own
This summer I hear the drummin'
Four dead in Ohio
Gotta get down to it
Soldiers are cutting us down
Should have been done long ago now
What if you knew that girl
And found her dead on the ground
How could you run when you know?
Tell me how could you run
Run when you know?
How could you run, run when you know?
You gotta tell me, tell me
How could you run?
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio (Tell me why)
Four dead in Ohio (You gotta tell me)
Four dead in Ohio (Tell me why)
Four dead in Ohio (You gotta tell me)
Four dead in Ohio (Why?)
Four dead in Ohio (Why?)
Four dead in Ohio (Why?)
Four dead in Ohio (Tell me why)
Four dead in Ohio (Why?)
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Machine guns, bullets flying
Children run, mothers screaming (Father, forgive them)
Machine guns (for they know not)
Bullets flying (what they do)
Machine gun, bullets flying (blessed are)
Children scream (the pure in heart)
(For they) The fellas run (shall see God)
Mothers mourn (blessed are, the meek)
(For they) Machine gun (shall inherit the Earth)
Carry my body (Lord, have mercy, forgive them), machine gun
(For they know not, what they do) Carry my body
(Forgive them, they know not what they do)
Jimi Hendrix would say
Machine gun, don't you shoot me
Don't you shoot me, don't you shoot me
Don't you shoot me, don't you shoot me
Machine gun, machine gun, don't, don't
Tell me why, you gotta tell me
I wanna know why, you gotta tell me
Somebody take the time to explain
Why the machine gun bullets are flying flying like rain
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
Four dead, Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead in Ohio
Four dead
Written by: Jimi Hendrix, N. Young

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