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When the ocean rose and took it all away.
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"If the great Phil Ochs were to rise from the dead today, he would probably be hailed as the new David Rovics." Andy Kershaw, BBC
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #20
Peak in subgenre #2
Author
david rovics
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David Rovics 2006 All Rights Reserved
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May 26, 2006
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MP3 5.1 MB • 320 kbps • 2:12
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When the ocean rose and took it all away.
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What do you say to someone Who's just lost everything Eventually things might be OK As he's standing there With all that's left of life Before the ocean rose and took it all away I was at the mosque I wasn't on the shore I guess it was my lucky day And when I made it home There was no one there The ocean rose and took them all away We were fighting For independence That's all that I was thinking yesterday But now all I'm thinking Is we're on an island And the ocean rose and took it all away We're on an island And the big trees all were cut And this is how we all had to pay Maybe Mr. Ford Was on vacation in Thailand When the ocean rose and took it all away If this had happened In Kyoto Or San Francisco, I wonder what they'd say But this ain't New York It's just Aceh Where the ocean rose and took it all away
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