SONG
Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream
Chorus
Last night I had the strangest dream,
I’d ever dreamed before,
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.
I dreamed I saw a mighty room,
Filled with women and men
And the paper they were signing said
They’d never fight again.
And when the paper was all signed,
And a million copies made,
They all joined hands and bowed their heads
And grateful pray’rs were prayed.
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing ’round and ’round,
And swords and guns and uniforms
Were scattered on the ground.
Chorus
Last night I had the strangest dream,
I’d ever dreamed before,
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war.
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©Joel Nakamura, 2001.
Words and Music by Ed McCurdy. TRO–© Copyright 1950 (Renewed), 1951 (Renewed), 1955 (Renewed) Folkways Music Publishers, Inc., New York, NY. Used by Permission.