Freedom (Folk Song)


from the ABC set Lyrics

1st verse:

Give me no diamonds,
from deep in a cave.
I have all the stars
in the night above.

It’s neither silver
nor gold that I crave.
Only the moon and the sun
that I love.

Chorus:

No, I don’t need them
riches and fancy stuff,
‘cause I’ve got freedom
and freedom is enough.

No, I don’t feed them;
all of my hungry ghosts,
‘cause I’ve got freedom.
It’s freedom I love the most.

2nd Verse:

Give me no palace
of marble or stone.
My house is the Earth
and my ceiling, the sky.

I need no carpets
nor cushions, nor thrones;
only the green grass
upon which I lie.

Chorus:

No, I don’t need them
riches and fancy stuff,
‘cause I’ve got freedom
and freedom is enough.

No, I don’t feed them;
all of my hungry ghosts,
‘cause I’ve got freedom.
It’s freedom I love the most.

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