VIDEO
Children Song Lyrics and Chords by Joe South
Children
Written and Recorded by Joe South
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Children go and run and jump and
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play
You'll be men and women some
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day
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leave
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world of make believe now
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children
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Young (children) carefree (children)
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children
Children (children) need someone to under
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stand
Children need someone to hold their
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hands
Yeah to cheer you when you're
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sad
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spank you when you're bad now
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Haughty (children) naughty (children)
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children
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Pride goes
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before
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holy spirit
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goes before a
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Don't you know
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that we're all children
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And it's all for
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one and one for
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all mmm
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Children (children) call each other
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names
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games
And the things that's really
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sad
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lose the faith we had when we were
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Loud (children) proud (children)
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Children (children) who think that they are
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grown
Children with children of their
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own
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grave
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must we all behave like
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(na na na na na na na na na na na na )
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Lost (children) lonely (children)
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Lost lonely
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young carefree
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children
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Growing young
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Children?
- The song Children was sang by Joe South.
Who is Joe South?
- Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter February 28, 1940 - September 5, 2012) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Best known for his songwriting, South won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1970 for "Games People Play" and was again nominated for the award in 1972 for "Rose Garden".