Daniel Smiling

Eric Bogle

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G C G You know, sometimes I just don’t like living in this world at a-a-all
C G D Sometimes, when I read the newspapers, it sickens my soul
G C G In the paper this morning there was a photograph on page three-e-e
C G D G Of Daniel smiling, Daniel smiling smiling at me. [Verse 2]
G C G He was black-eyed and beaten, bruised, abused and aba-a-ased
C G D His life-story written for all to read on his face
G C G But still without hate, as only young children can be-e-e
C G D G He was smiling. He was smiling, smiling at me. [Chorus]
G C G Ah the look in his eyes
C G The hope in his eyes
C G D G And the trust in his eyes changed us all.
[Verse 3]
G C G They say the bastard who killed him, he lived through the very same he-e-ell
C G D And that terror and pain were his childhood companions as well
G C G But brutalized children become adults who then brutali-i-ize
C G D G It’s not surprising. It’s not surprising that Daniel died. [Verse 4]
G C G Now the experts who say this, those professional prophets of care
C G D Those who counted the bruises, who catalogued when, why and where
G C G When they've satisfied, their own narrow job protoco-o-ol
C G D G They did nothing. They did nothing, nothing at all. [Chorus]
G C G Ah the look in his eyes
C G The hope in his eyes
C G D G And the trust in his eyes changed us all. [Verse 5]
G C G Now, we invented the system so we’d always have something to blame
C G D And next week, or next month, when the system fails us again
G C G When I open my paper that morning, I know what I’ll see
C G D G Another Daniel. Another Daniel, smiling at me. [Chorus]
G C G Ah the look in his eyes
C G The hope in his eyes
C G D G And the trust in his eyes changed us all.
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