[Intro]
[Verse]
They wouldn t hear your music
And they pulled your paintings down
They wouldn t read your writing
And they banned you from the town
[Verse]
But they couldn t stop you dreaming
And a victory you ve won
For you sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
[Verse]
Your weary smile it proudly hides
The chain marks on your hands
When you strive to realise
The rights of everyone
[Verse]
And though your body s bent and low
A victory you ve won
For you sowed the seeds of justice
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of justice
In your daughters and your sons
[Verse]
Well, I don t know your religion
But one day I heard you pray
For a world where everyone can work
And children they can play
[Verse]
Though you never had your share
Of the fruits that you have won
You sowed the seeds of equality
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of equality
In your daughters and your sons
[Verse]
Well, they taunted you in Belfast
And they tortured you in Spain
And in that Warsaw ghetto
Where they tied you up in chains
[Verse]
In Vietnam and in Chile
Where they came with tanks and guns
It s there you sowed the seeds of peace
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
It s there you sowed the seeds of peace
In your daughters and your sons
[Verse]
And now the music s playing
And the writing s on the wall
And all the dreams you painted
Can be seen by one and all
[Verse]
And now you ve got them thinking
And the future s just begun
For you sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
[Chorus]
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons