Quite Early Morning (with Spoken Introduction)

Don't you know it's darkest

Before the dawn

This thought keeps me

moving on

(2x)

If we could heed these early warnings

The time is now quite early morning

Some say that humankind won't long endure

But what makes them feel

So dog-one sure?

(2x)

I know that you who hear my singing

Make those freedom bells go ringing

And so we keep on while we live

Until we have no more to give

(2x)

And when these fingers can strum no longer

And the old banjo to young ones stronger

Don't you know it's darkest

Before the dawn

This thought keeps me

moving on

(2x)

Through all this world of joy and sorrow

We still can have

singing tomorrow

Songwriters

PETER SEEGERPublished by

Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY