Gonna Study Peace, Not War

Sung to: Down by the Riverside
Written by: Unlisted Songwriter
Gaggle: Seattle

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SING IT to the tune of Down by the Riverside

Gonna outlaw those cluster bombs
Down by the riverside (3 x)
Gonna disarm those DU bombs
Down by the riverside
And study war no more

CHORUS: SING (2x)
I ain’t gonna study war no more
I ain’t gonna study war no more
Gonna study peace not war

Gonna call off all wars right now
Give all the planet hope (3 x)

Gonna trade tears for shouts of joy
Smiles from the girls and boys (3 x)

Gonna lay down those walls of fear
Panic from lots of stress
Makes such a total mess
No need to hide and guess
Gonna lay down those walls of fear
Learn how to make a friend
And study peace not war.

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Written by

Unlisted Songwriter

For the

Seattle Gaggle