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I'll put flowers at your feet
And I will sing to you so sweet
And hope my words will carry home to your heartYou left us marching on the road
And said how heavy was the load
But the years were young, the struggle barely had its startDo you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're crying for you
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
They're dyingNo one could say it like you said it
We'd only try and just forget it
You stood alone upon the mountain till it was sinkingAnd in a frenzy we tried to reach you
With looks and letters we would beseech you
Never knowing what, where or how you were thinkingDo you hear the voices in the night, Bobby?
They're crying for you
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
They're dyingPerhaps the pictures in the Times
Could no longer be put in rhymes
When all the eyes of starving children are wide openYou cast aside the cursed crown
And put your magic into a sound

That made me think your heart was aching or even brokenBut, if God hears my complaint, He will forgive you
And so will I, with all respect, I'll just relive you
And likewise, you must understand these things we give youLike these flowers at your door
And scribbled notes about the war
We're only saying the time is short and there is work to doAnd we're still marching on the streets
With little victories and big defeats
But there is joy and there is hope and there's a place for youAnd you have heard the voices in the night, Bobby
They're crying for you
See the children in the morning light, Bobby
They're dying

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Joan Baez, born on January 9th, 1941, is an American folk singer and a songwriter who is of mixed Mexican and Scottish descent. Baez rose to prominence in the early '60s with her stunning renditions of traditional balladry.

In the late '60s and early '70s, Baez came into her songwriting own, penning many songs (most notably "Diamonds & Rust," a nostalgic piece about her ill-fated romance with Bob Dylan, and "Sweet Sir Galahad," a song about sister Mimi Fariña's ( of Richard & Mimi Fariña fame) second marriage, and continued to meld her songcraft with topical issues. She was outspoken in her disapproval of the Vietnam war and later the CIA-backed coups in many Latin American countries.

She was also instrumental in the Civil Rights movement, marching with Dr. Martin Luther King on many occassions and being jailed for her beliefs. In 1963, her performance of "We Shall Overcome" at the Lincoln Memorial just prior to Dr. King's famous "I Have A Dream..." speech helped confirm the song as the Civil Rights anthem.

In December 1972, she traveled to Hanoi, North Vietnam, and was caught in that country's "Christmas Campaign," in which the U.S. bombed the city more times than any other during the entire war. While pregnant with her only son, Gabriel, she performed a handful of songs in the middle of the night on day one of the 1969 Woodstock festival. She is considered the "Queen of Folk" for being at the forefront of the 1960s folk revival and inspiring generations of female folksingers that followed. Over fifty years after she first began singing publicly in 1958, Joan Baez continues to tour, demonstrate in favor of human rights and nonviolence, and release albums for a world of devoted fans.

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