There's a river of my people

And it's flow is swift and strong

Flowing to some mighty ocean

Though it's course is deep and long

Flowing to some mighty ocean

Though it's course is deep and long

Many rocks and reefs and mountains

Seek to bar it from it's way

But relentlessly this river

Seeks it's brothers in the sea

But relentlessly this river

Seeks it's brothers in the sea

You will find me in the mainstream

Steering surely through the foam

Far beyond this raging waters

I can see our certain home

Far beyond this raging waters

I can see our certain home

For I have mapped this river

And I know it's mighty force

And the courage that this gives me

Will hold me to my course

And the courage that this gives me

Will hold me to my course

Oh river of my people

Together we must go

Hasten on ward to that meeting

Where my brothers wait I know

Hasten on ward to that meeting

Where my brothers wait I know

River of My People - Pete Seeger