Wasn't That a Time - Terry Gilkyson, Pete Seeger, The Weavers

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge

The snow was red with blood

Their faith was worn at Valley Forge

Their faith was brotherhood

Wasn’t that a time?

Wasn’t that a time?

A time to try the soul of men

Wasn’t that a terrible time?

Brave men who fought at Gettysburg

Now lie in soldier’s graves

But there they stemmed the rebel tide

And there their faith was saved

Wasn’t that a time?

Wasn’t that a time?

A time to try the soul of men

Wasn’t that a terrible time?

The wars are long, the peace is frail

The madmen come again

There is no freedom in a land

Where fear and hate prevail

Isn’t this a time?

Isn’t this a time?

A time to try the soul of men

Isn’t this a terrible time?

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge

The snow was red with blood

Their faith was worn at Valley Forge

Their faith was brotherhood

Wasn’t that a time?

Wasn’t that a time?

A time to try the soul of men

Wasn’t that a terrible time?