[00:45.09]And so once again
[00:46.59]My dear Johnny my dear friend
[00:52.41]And so once again you are fightin' us all
[01:00.00]And when I ask you why
[01:02.82]You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
[01:08.01]Oh, my friend
[01:09.33]How did you come
[01:09.63]To trade the fiddle for the drum
[01:23.13]You say I have turned
[01:26.04]Like the enemies you've earned
[01:31.02]But I can remember
[01:33.33]All the good things you are
[01:39.00]And so I ask you please
[01:41.97]Can I help you find the peace and the star
[01:46.65]Oh, my friend
[01:55.41]What time is this
[01:55.74]To trade the handshake for the fist
[03:02.10]And so once again
[03:04.50]Oh, America my friend
[03:09.84]And so once again
[03:11.70]You are fighting us all
[03:17.70]And when we ask you why
[03:20.70]You raise your sticks and cry and we fall
[03:26.25]Oh, my friend
[03:30.36]How did you come
[03:31.68]To trade the fiddle for the drum
[03:42.45]You say we have turned
[03:45.12]Like the enemies you've earned
[03:49.62]But we can remember
[03:52.89]All the good things you are
[03:57.27]And so we ask you please
[04:00.51]Can we help you find the peace and the star
[04:06.09]Oh my friend
[04:11.22]We have all come
[04:11.52]To fear the beating of your drum

And so once again
My dear Johnny my dear friend
And so once again you are fightin' us all
And when I ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum
You say I have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But I can remember
All the good things you are
And so I ask you please
Can I help you find the peace and the star
Oh, my friend
What time is this
To trade the handshake for the fist
And so once again
Oh, America my friend
And so once again
You are fighting us all
And when we ask you why
You raise your sticks and cry and we fall
Oh, my friend
How did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum
You say we have turned
Like the enemies you've earned
But we can remember
All the good things you are
And so we ask you please
Can we help you find the peace and the star
Oh my friend
We have all come
To fear the beating of your drum