G C G C G C G C
Whirl and swirl and twirl like drops of water
G C G C G C
Dance through the fields with your sons and your daughters
G C G
Your sons and your daughters
C G C G
Are something you've earned, some things you've learned
C G C G
You might have got burned but it all gets returned
Bm Am D
When you're older, we all get older
[Verse 2]
G C G C G C G C
If you never knew a child, you should get to know one
G C G C G C
Because time goes on and time don't wait for no one
G C G
no it don't wait for no one,
C G C G
not even a prince Not even a king,
C G C G
who's convinced he can bring about changing anything,
Bm Am D C Em D
with a shrug of his shoulders, just a shrug of his shoulders
[Verse 3]
G C G C G C G C
So grab your wife, and swim for your life, And try not to touch the bottom
G C G C G C
There are rules you've learned and with luck you will soon have forgot 'em
G C G
And my friends, they're better forgotten,
C G C G
Like a split handled hoe A skidoo that won't go
C G C G
The seeds that you sow and the crops you helped grow
Bm Am D
Are your own now, and you haven't been shown how
[ Bridge]
G C G C G C G C
[Verse 4]
G C G C G C G C
Go round and round, the circle keeps expanding
G C G C G C
Come to learn that no man has total understanding
G C G
You learn from your friends,
C G C G
You learn from your foes, and someone who knows,
C G C G
And me I suppose Or from any of those,
Bm Am D
That have neighbours, and we all have neighbours
[Verse 5]
G C G C G C G C
So whirl and swirl and twirl like drops of water
G C G C G C
Dance through the fields with your sons and your daughters
G C G
Your sons and your daughters
C G
Are something you've earned
C G
Some things you've learned
C G
You might have got burned
C G
But it all gets returned
