Where Have All the Flowers Gone by Peter, Paul and Mary

Artist: Peter, Paul and Mary

Genre: Pop

Length: 3:54

“Where Have All the Flowers Gone” is a poignant folk song about the cycle of war, loss, and the yearning for peace. Written by Pete Seeger and Joe Hickerson, the lyrics take listeners through a series of questions that reflect the impacts of conflict and the repetition of history: It begins with flowers that are picked by young girls, symbolizing innocence. These young girls then marry, and their husbands eventually go off to war as soldiers. The soldiers tragically die and are buried in g...

Where Have All the Flowers Gone lyrics

Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the husbands gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them every one
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?

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