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PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Staple Singers
The Staple Singers
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Orrin Keepnews
Orrin Keepnews
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now, masters of war
You build all the big guns
You build the big planes
And you build a big bomb
[Verse 2]
You hide behind walls
And you hide behind desks
I just want you to know
I can see through your masks
[Verse 3]
You never done nothin'
But build to destroy
You play with my world
Like it's your little toy
[Verse 4]
You put a gun in my hand
And you hide from my eyes
Then you try to run further
When the fast bullets fly
[Verse 5]
How much do I know
To talk out of turn
You may say that I'm young
You may say that I'm unlearned
[Verse 6]
But there's one thing I know
Though I'm younger than you
That Jesus would never
Forgive what you do
[Verse 7]
You're facing the trigger
For others to fire
Then you sit back and watch
While death counts get higher
[Verse 8]
You sit in your mansion
While young peoples' blood
Flow out of their bodies
And buried in the mud
[Verse 9]
Let me ask you one question
Is your money that good?
Will it buy you forgiveness?
Oh no, no
Do you think that it could?
[Verse 10]
I think you're gonna find
Oh, yes, sir
When death takes its toll
All the money that you made
Won't buy back your soul
[Verse 11]
One day you're gonna die
Your death gonna come soon
I'll follow your casket
Yes, I will
That late afternoon
[Verse 12]
I'll watch while you're lowered
Down in your deathbed
I'll stand over your body
And make sure that you're dead
Written by: Bob Dylan

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