Clara Barton - Country Joe McDonald

Every time in the world someone receives first aid

you can thank clara barton for the life that is saved

she lived out her life in a world ruled by men

every time they knocked her down she got back up again

clara barton

Civil war veterans with tears in their eyes

told how she braved the battle lust to save their lives

she never ran from the shot and the shell

bringing aid and comfort in the midst of hell

and even then at the war’s very end

when the prisoners were lost and without friends

she helped families to find those that they loved

a professional angel sent from up above

Thank the lord for clara barton and long live her name

the american red cross is her claim to fame.

when you see a red cross worker in a time of flood or war

take a moment to remember and thank the lord for clara barton.