One Hundred Children Song Lyrics and Chords by Tom T. Hall
One Hundred Children
Written and Recorded by Tom T. Hall
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One hundred children brave boys and girls
They come from nations all over the world
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hundred children
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hundred
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children
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singing their
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song
Don't
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blow up the world don't
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kill all the
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flowers
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Today this is your world
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tomorrow it's
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ours
Leave us pure water and
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forest
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cut
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Think of
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tomorrow
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leave something for
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us
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Your God may be dead but
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ours is
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alive
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think without Him we
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cannot
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vive
Punish all the bad men
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praise all the
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good
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Talk to your
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neighbors
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about
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hood
Repeat #1
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This is the song I was
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singing one
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night
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While I was thinking of
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wrong and of
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right
I thought of good things that
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still could be
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done
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The marchers now
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number one
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hundred and
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one
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FAQ
Who sang the the song One Hundred Children?
- The song One Hundred Children was sang by Tom T. Hall.
Who is Tom T. Hall?
- Thomas T. Hall (born May 25, 1936) is an American country music songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, novelist, and short-story writer. He has written 12 No. 1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the No. 1 international pop crossover smash "Harper Valley PTA" and the hit "I Love", which reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100. He is included in Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Songwriters. He became known to fans as "The Storyteller," thanks to his storytelling skills in his songwriting.
