Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Laura Nyro
Aptly named, “Save the Country” is a plead for people to live with compassion. Nyro weaves religious imagery through the beginning verses with [precious king, glory river, lay the devil down, he loved the people to sing]. However, she furthers her plea with less religious focused imagery, describing...
[Intro]
Come on, people, come on, children
Come on down to the glory river
Gonna wash you up and wash you down
Gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down
[Verse 1]
Come on, people, come on, children
There's a king at the glory river
And the precious king, he loved the people to sing
Babes in the blinking sun sang "We Shall Overcome"
[Chorus]
I got fury in my soul, fury's gonna take me to the glory goal
In my mind I can't study war no more
Save the people, save the children
Save the country, now
[Verse 2]
Come on, people, come on, children
Come on down to the glory river
Gonna wash you up and wash you down
Gonna lay the devil down, gonna lay that devil down
[Verse 3]
Come on, people, sons and mothers
Keep the dream of the two young brothers
Gotta take that dream and ride that dove
We can build the dream with love, I know
We can build the dream with love
We could build the dream with love, I know
We could build the dream with love
[Chorus]
I got fury in my soul, fury's gonna take me to the glory goal
In my mind I can't study war no more
Save the people, save the children
Save the country, save the country, save the country
[Outro]
Save the country
Save the Country was written by Laura Nyro.
Save the Country was produced by Laura Nyro & Roy Halee.
Laura Nyro released Save the Country on Wed Sep 24 1969.