Last Night I Had the Strangest DreamLast night I had the strangest dream I ever dreamed before I dreamed the world had all agreed To put an end to war
I dreamed I saw a mighty room
The room was filled with men And the paper they were signing said They'd never fight again
And when the papers were all signed
And a million copies made They all joined hands and bowed their heads And grateful prayers were prayed
And the people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round And swords and guns and uniforms Were scattered on the ground
The above verses were written in 1950 by Ed McCurdy, an individual who was a major contributor to the revival of folk music in the U.S. during that time. The song’s vision of a world free from war—a vision so resonant in the lines about ...
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