This song is Pete Seeger’s song of death and song of life. It encapsulates his life’s purpose: guarding well our human chain.
To my old brown earth
And to my old blue sky
I'll now give these last few molecules of "I."
And you who sing, And you who stand nearby, I do charge you not to cry
Guard well our human chain
Watch well you keep it strong
As long as sun will shine
And this our home
Keep pure and sweet and green
For now I'm yours And you are also mine
Pete Seeger released To My Old Brown Earth on Wed Jan 01 1964.