feed the children

Singer:tom paxton

the cribs are bursting with ears of corn

a hungry cry from a child is torn

in all the shops no corn to buy

and all ask why

the grain is piled high in every bin

still the wagons bring more in

it seems as if each pile would try

to touch the sky

and yet the child will get no bread

they'll burn it all down to dust instead

destroy it all; do you wonder why

the price stays high

feed the children

feed them all

feed the children

let no war

prevent the child from being fed

jesus said

feed the children

feed the children

feed them all

feed the children

let no war

prevent the child from being fed

jesus said

feed the children

the market rises

the market falls

the market races

the market stalls

the price is hot

now the price is cold

the grain is sold

it changes hands

now it's sold again

it's in the hands of the middle men

the smiles are warm and their eyes are cold

they pay in gold

the mothers weep and the children cry

but people sleep and the children die

how many more must die tonight

'til the price is right

feed the children

feed them all

feed the children

let no war

prevent the child from being fed

jesus said

feed the children

feed the children

feed them all

feed the children

let no war

prevent the child from being fed

jesus said

feed the children

jesus said

feed the children